OT: Microsoft MVP in email Sig

An acquaintance of mine is a Microsoft MVP in one of the developer tools.
His sig for all business email correspondence reads:

Joe Blow
Company zzz
Microsoft [productName] MVP

Many have commented that it is inappropriate for business. His coworkers,
who are more qualified in the product than he is resent it. One stated: "I
could also be an MVP if I elected to answer Usenet questions all day as
opposed to working".

Is it appropriate for an employee of a Fortune 500 type company to answer
questions throughout the day on company time to maintain MVP status?
Opinions? I do not think so. However, if a person is an independent
consultant, it makes sense as business leads can be generated by this.

Network Guru

"Network Guru" <> wrote in
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> An acquaintance of mine is a Microsoft MVP in one of the developer
> tools. His sig for all business email correspondence reads:
>
> Joe Blow
> Company zzz
> Microsoft [productName] MVP
>
> Many have commented that it is inappropriate for business. His
> coworkers, who are more qualified in the product than he is resent it.
> One stated: "I could also be an MVP if I elected to answer Usenet
> questions all day as opposed to working".
>
> Is it appropriate for an employee of a Fortune 500 type company to
> answer questions throughout the day on company time to maintain MVP
> status? Opinions? I do not think so. However, if a person is an
> independent consultant, it makes sense as business leads can be
> generated by this.

man, am i dumb. i thought MVP's were MS employee's - that's why they were
able to hang around MS USENET and answer questions all day long.





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Rowdy Yates

>One stated: "I
>could also be an MVP if I elected to answer Usenet questions all day as
>opposed to working".

That person is clearly quite ignorant, jealous or both.

Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere

>man, am i dumb. i thought MVP's were MS employee's - that's why they were
>able to hang around MS USENET and answer questions all day long.

so you think I'm MVP and an MS employee, boy you are dumb!

Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere

The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere <.> wrote in
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> Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft MVP in email Sig
> From: The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere <.>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.cert.exam.mcse
>
>>man, am i dumb. i thought MVP's were MS employee's - that's why they
>>were able to hang around MS USENET and answer questions all day long.
>
> so you think I'm MVP and an MS employee, boy you are dumb!
>
> Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3
>

aren't all MCNGP's M$ employees? aren't MCNGP's all M$ C-level exec's
having a good laugh at the expense of the poor little s u c k e r s getting
certified.

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The Poster Formerly Known as Kline Sphere <.> wrote in
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> That person is clearly quite ignorant, jealous or both.

maybe he just has a little pee pee.

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Rowdy Yates

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:31:21 +0100, The Poster Formerly Known as Kline
Sphere <.> wrote:

>>One stated: "I
>>could also be an MVP if I elected to answer Usenet questions all day as
>>opposed to working".
>
>That person is clearly quite ignorant, jealous or both.
>
>Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

Both

LOL !!!


Regards,

Paul Lynch
MCSE [MVP - IIS]

Paul Lynch

babbling on and on again Rowdy Yates <>
spewed in news:Xns95335515266BBrowdyyates2123@207.46.248.16:

> man, am i dumb. i thought MVP's were MS employee's - that's why they
> were able to hang around MS USENET and answer questions all day long.

most aren't MS employees.

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...;EN-US;mvpfaqs

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When I die, I want to die like my grandfather-who died peacefully in
his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Neil

babbling on and on again "Network Guru" <> spewed in
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> Is it appropriate for an employee of a Fortune 500 type company to
answer
> questions throughout the day on company time to maintain MVP status?
> Opinions? I do not think so. However, if a person is an independent
> consultant, it makes sense as business leads can be generated by this.
>

why all day? what's wrong with the night, weekends, lunch hours, etc. I
will hit slow times and post like a maniac but I don't just go thru the
day, I post nights and weekends...As for teh professional jealousy of "I
could be an MVP", some of these "content experts" are awarded the
designation by just trying to help out. so then the other guy doesn't
help out regularly, he don't get. And it is awarded not earned. Frankly,
I think you are way off base on this one NG...

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Neil MCNGP #30
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather-who died peacefully in
his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Neil

babbling on and on again Rowdy Yates <>
spewed in news:Xns95335A3FC3EF5rowdyyates2123@207.46.248.16:

> aren't MCNGP's all M$ C-level exec's
> having a good laugh at the expense of the poor little s u c k e r s
> getting certified.
>

yes we are...now run along and be amusing...

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Neil MCNGP #30
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, minutus carborata descendum pantorum.

When I die, I want to die like my grandfather-who died peacefully in
his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.

Neil