Here is the defintion that I used and did not make up:

ex·pert Pronunciation Key (kspûrt)
n.
A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.


I believe there are people with a higher degree of skill or knowledge in .NET than myself. Therefore, I do not qualify as an expert. Only those with the highest level of knowledge possessed today qualify.


>Basically, my point is you are fabricating these defintions to win a debate with Jim. Thats pretty lousy.
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Your point has been rendered moot.

>>Spend less time trying to follow in the footsteps of others and gleaning knowledge from web snippets and more time think for yourself.

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I prefer to do the majority of my thinking in areas that don't have a huge marketing logo on it.
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Really... Enlighten us all...