You're absolutely right, I let my emotions get the better of me. I am deeply embarassed that I allowed myself to be drawn in to this conversation. I apologize.
> > -----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 _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
