>Geez Mark, I dunno...
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>Something that started innocently enough many years ago could, I should think by now, have turned into something that is being "exploited". Not that MS has ever been known to do anything like that mind you < s >.

There may be those that provide the on-line support in order to achieve "MVP Status" but I would guess the a significant number would continue to do so even if there were no MVP program.