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Monday 6 August 2007, 10:50 PM
MVP value - response from Microsoft
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Hello Nico,
This email is a formal response to your recent inquiry on an MVP who was awarded by the Microsoft MVP Program. Microsoft does not share individual review information externally for those awarded. All candidates are reviewed for significant, voluntary contributions to technical communities by a panel made up of internal Microsoft personnel. It is unfortunate that you do not agree with this particular MVP selection however we feel all MVP awardees represent the most active, expert members of their communities, globally.
Best Regards,
MVP Global Administrator
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Obviously objections aren't taken seriously and even a person that's posting (microsoft?) sample code and comments without adding a reference (something called plagiarism) is no reason for further investigation.
Does I less value the MVP's ? No, I know many "MVP Experts-Exchange experts" that really deserve such a recognation for their efforts. It's just a shame that an amateur (as stated by collegue EE experts) has been allowed to be added to this program and this shows that the screening process should be revised.
One thing is for sure, I'll never accept an invitation to become an Access MVP as long as there's no sufficient screening of the members, nor a clearly defined objection procedure.
Regards,
Nic;o)
(Co-)Author of 2 books on Access
Expert having answered over 7,000 questions on Access
30+ years of development and education experience
PreviousComments on this post
I'm not sure which is more disturbing.. the fact that a MVP isn't giving the links to KB articles so that people know where to find them....
Or that a MVP is posting what should be private concerns to a public blog site.
I'm getting more and more concerned about MVPs lack of sensitivity towards private things and blogging and posting EVERYTHING.
I'm not quite sure I'll go as far as saying "I'll never accept an invitation to be a MVP as long as Nic;o) deems that what should be private correspondence is bloggable" but a little bit of tact of understanding what should be blogged, what can be blogged, and what things probably would be wiser to not blog would be wise here.
Use a bit of common sense here.
You can certainly be concerned about the manner in which MVPs are screened. But the manner in which you expressed your concern over this concerns me just as much.
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