10-04-2002, 02:39 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Announcing New MVPs
Most of you who frequent this and the Microsoft public newsgroups are familiar the "MVP" moniker that some of the people providing support use in their signatures. (In case you're not familiar with it, you can find out just what a Microsoft Most Valued Professional is here.)
Microsoft has just announced who the MVPs in the area of Mobile Devices (including such products as Pocket PCs, SmartPhones and Phone Editions) are for the coming year. In recognition for all the time they volunteer and hard work they do in supporting Mobile Devices users through newsgroups, Web sites and general evangelism, Microsoft has honored nine additional individuals with MVP status:
David Conger
Helio Diamonte
Yaroslav Goncharov
David Hettel
Bev Howard
Sven Johannsen
Robert Levy
Leandro Olivestro
Pino Paparone
You probably already recognize many of these names because of their demonstrated commitment to helping anybody and everybody with an interest in Microsoft-Powered Mobile Devices. We congratulate them for this honor and look forward to working even more closely with each of them in the coming year.
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10-04-2002, 03:46 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Unfortunately, "honor" won't buy you anything.
MS could have offered them something more substantial ....
Thomas Scheen
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10-04-2002, 04:05 PM
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Editorial Contributor
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While there are additional benefits, the honor is quite sufficient for me. I do what I do because I like to, with no expectation of any return except for an occaisional 'thanks', or the personal enjoyment of having helped someone, once in a while. To have been recognized by Microsoft is more of a personal high than you can imagine.
Thanks, Brad, for posting with that logo. I hadn't seen that yet.
Sven Johannsen
MVP-Mobile Devices (and darn proud to be able to put that there)
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10-04-2002, 04:27 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Way to go, Sven! :way to go:
Dave
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10-04-2002, 04:32 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Damn! Always a bridesmaid... 
BwanaJim
NPVP-Mobile Devices
(Not Particularly Valuable Person)
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10-04-2002, 05:02 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by T_Scheen
Unfortunately, "honor" won't buy you anything.
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You've hit the nail on the head. Plenty of people will provide support if there were significant financial gain in the equation. What makes these people special is that they volunteer their time and expect nothing in return except for the occasional "Thank you."
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10-04-2002, 05:03 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Are you "our" SVEN ? Congrats !
How does one get picked, are you sponsored by an existing MVP?
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10-04-2002, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by yellow1
Are you "our" SVEN ? Congrats !
How does one get picked, are you sponsored by an existing MVP?
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Look here.
Usually, the award is given when the Microsoft people responsible for a particular product line (like Mobile Devices) notice somebody living up to the standards described and "going that extra mile."
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10-04-2002, 05:20 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by yellow1
How does one get picked, are you sponsored by an existing MVP?
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The page Brad linked to in his post ( this) tells how to become an MVP.
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10-04-2002, 05:25 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Congrats to you as well, Dave!
Dave
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