>My only view on the MVP thing is that just becuse you've got the letters, don't expect automatic respect, it's got to be earned & once earned, maintained.

And the reason most of them are respected are for the same reason they get nominated for being an MVP. Not the other way around.

>My point from the outset was that the experts (with or without MVP after their name, I didn't know what it meant at the time) should be more tolerant of newcomers.

The reason most so many experts become MVPs is because they do embrace newcomers or anyone else that needs help.