> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:10 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> I am not and have never said that what MVP's do or do not do
> is a problem.
"MVP's are the worst of this lot. They secretly get direct compensation from
Microsoft and then try to pass themselves off as unbiased. But you
look at their posts and it is obvious that they are simply paid
advocates for Microsoft and part of their responsibility is to vilify
anyone that says anything negative with regards to Microsoft."
-Greg Deckler-
Don't lie to me Greg, I have more technology than patience.
> The granting of the title MVP and any rewards/compensation
> that go with it is itself the problem.
It seems to only be a problem for you.
> Yes, some MVP's have posted some critical comments.
> Who cares? The problem is the fact that MVP's exist in the
> first place.
Clearly it upsets you greatly.
> Here it is again:
> - The IT industry is vendor focused
In the words of Plato: Duh.
Having or not having MVPs won't change that.
> - As long as the IT industry is vendor focused it will never
> be a profession on par with doctors, lawyers, etc.
The IT profession is not the same kind of profession as law, to use your
oft-cited example. In fact it's not nearly so clear-cut as you make it out
to be.
> - MVP status is in and of itself a conflict of interest
Whatever.
> interest. When a conflict of interest exists, it exists
> regardless of whether people act inappropriately because of
> that conflict of interest.
Well, you certainly are quite agitated about this perceived conflict of
interest problem. Good luck with that.
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3
Director of Information Services
Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
http://www.hawaiilawyer.com
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