Of all the problems in MSFT today, the MVP program is NOT one of them. The MVP program ensures excellent peer-level support and that is practically a trademark of VFP. While there may be 'policies' I'd prefer to see changed at MSFT, it is best if the MVP program stays as is. The quality of support provided in the online forums by those that attain MVP status is proof itself. It would be a sad day in the community if the MVP program were to be discontinued...

Tracy

>>>curtail your use of the private channel as regards ERs and bugs.
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>>You've made it clear how abandoning the MVP program would benefit you. But the questions that matter are: how does this benefit Microsoft and how does it affect the return on their investment on MVPs?
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>Mike,
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>I think we only need to harken back a few years when Microsoft was going to do away with the MVP program. What happened? The community rose up and said that it was a bad idea. Do I mean to imply that everyone thought it was a bad idea? No, but the vast majority did. As a result, the program remained.