>Hi Len,
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>>It would seem to be in the interests of MVPs, if the letters are to mean anything, that information is available as to where they can currently be found. If they don't want to be found, then they shouldn't accept the MVP status. One of the reasons behind the scheme is so that Microsoft can provide free technical support, so after highlighting the volunteers who are prepared to do that, it seems odd that they can't let people know where that support can be received.
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>It's a reverse Catch-22. De facto, if someone is nominated and receives the award, he or she has been 'found' by an awful lot of people looking for tech support.
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>Want to find 'em? Here are the main "hangouts":
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Fox: Here, microsoft.public newsgroups, FoxForum, Compuserve, Wiki
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VStudio: DevX newsgroups and support forums. microsoft.public newsgroups
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Office: microsoft.public newsgroups and other public newsgroups
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Windows: Some DevX newsgroups, microsoft.public newsgroups.

Thanks for the info.

My main complaint was Garrett's inability or unwillingness to provide such information. For relative newcomers, like myself, it is difficult to know where to look. Unless you know the correct words to use, then searching the web can be a waste of time. It seemed a reasonable request to ask of someone involved with awarding MVP where the people concerned were supplying that information. It may be that the person concerned no longer uses those forums, but it is at least a starting point.

Len Speed