Hi Gregg,

>I contributed, I had fun contributing (even though I paid my own expenses) and without really expecting it, I was rewarded for what I had done. Isn't it the same for the MVP's?

That sounds very familar. Only few people are starting answering questions because they want to become an MVP, and those that do rarely are nominated. *g*

When I started answering VFP questions on the CompuServe forum I used VFP just for a few weeks and mainly did FPD work. I hadn't heard anything about an application object and less about business rules. Three months later I've been nominated as a jump start candidate and ten month later I was an MVP. Sometimes it took an hour or more to come up with an answer. But by trying to answer every question and spending more than 6 hours a day doing so, I really had a chrash course in VFP and learned the product in and out. I think it was a good investment for me, IMO. And if you can afford it time-wise, answering questions is really one of the better ways to learn a tool.

Christof