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>The issue is whether "contribution of technically accurate advice in on-line communities" is really the hallmark of MVP status.
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>I have always thought it should be. And in not so many words, I believe those are the requirements...
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>>As I said, lets see the names of all the MVP's so we can judge.
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>John, it is not for you to judge..< s >. The MVP is an annual award for the past-year's peer:peer online support. It is an award given by MS - not by you or the general public....

I know guys who are just as technically savvy as any of the MVP's, but they are far too busy to sit on the thread and post replies every ten minutes. I think the real criteria lies in how much you contribute. Granted, the quality of the contribution has to be ther, but it's the volume that really counts...