>So, I ask you again, does the amount of VFP usage qualify or disqualify someone from participating as part of the VFP community? Is there a certain amount of loyalty to the tool that qualifies someone to continue posting here?

No it doesn't. Even non-VFP developers like JVP, you and others - have a right to voice an opinion. You paid for the subscription - and those of us that rely [mostly] on VFP will have to 'hear' what you say regardless of it's value.

I could pine to you about the growth of Linux, MySQL and Open Source and how that makes your .NET and C# career a dead end ambition - but that wouldn't help anything! I paid my subscription fee too! I guess that would give me the right to make you feel uncomfortable and useless. But it would not be polite:-)

Peace