>I for one have received far more from the VFP community than I could every pay back. However, I will keep trying... As for my viewpoints, yes, they can get radical... I do need to know when to tone it down... So, your points, while a bit judgemental at times....are well taken nonetheless.
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>You took the time to share your feelings....and ultimately, that is what counts. That is what freedom is all about...not having to feel like you are gagged all the time...
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>Like your calc scenario, I get a good deal of satisfaction from helping others. A great guy, Tom Rettig, helped my out quite a bit on CIS when I first started with the product. Lisa Slater was another great person. Pat Adams, Jim Booth, Doug Dodge too, were all there.... CIS was a great place...
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>CIS was a business, a big business at that.. CIS along with MS recognized the value of the MVP's. When MS left, I by that time, was not an MVP, but I was recognized as a TRS (Technical Resource Specialist) on Compuserve, so my online time was free. I think the company was named Stream that took things over. I don't know who it is now...
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>With CIS however, there was no facade.. You paid your bucks, and you could go to all kinds of places. It was a big place, and you knew the rules of engagement.
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>Here, there is facade of sorts... The real value here is the people. Michel has such a strangle hold on things. I remember the days of when they used to censor messages here and freeze threads. Now there was an abuse of power. You can thank yours truly for helping to bring about the end of that policy.
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>My only beef is this... If Michel is not going to welcome the MVP's here and make our job easier, dont' use the MVP program as part of your propoganda machine. Ultimately, can I make him stop? Probably not. However, I will make folks aware of what is going on. At some point, he will either reconsider his move, which almost everybody is encourging him to do, or he will not.
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>As for me, I will be a thorn in the side of Michel until some amicable agreement can be reached. It's cyber-activism baby!!
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>I hope this clarifies things a bit with regard to my perspective on things...
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This is a great post! Like my grandad said, "You'll catch a lot more flies with sugar than you ever will with vinegar." :)