LWTI - as a MVP - I want to make sure I help to address your concerns.
Can you please cite one example where a MVP has given you an incorrect
answer to a problem?
Can you cite just one example of theory or a reference book that has been
'proven' wrong in the real world?
Since most of the MVPs in the .NET area in particular have a tremendous
amount of real world experience, can you please indicate who it is you're
referring to that doesn't? Or what evidence you used to conclude that we
all lack real world experience?
For the Same Nickel and Dime questions - What would you propose that we do?
I typically create FAQ's on two of my web sites
www.knowdotnet.com or
www.devbuzz.com as well as my blog
www.msmvps.com/WilliamRyan to point
people to for the questions that seem to come up over and over again.
Should I ingore these repeat questions? Should I call people that ask them
mean names and blow them off? Why does me answering such questions hurt me,
them or anyone else? What do you propose in place of this?
Do you work on the 24 hour day? If so, I'm not sure I understand your
question. I work about 9 hours a day. In my last two jobs, my employers
have encouraged me to answer newsgroup and forum questions. Mainly, they
like to help the community at large. They don't mind giving up a little
time here and there b/c it helps to grow the community and it helps
establish each company as a place where their people have technical
expertise.
Even assuming I wasn't allowed to answer questions at work, at 9 hours a
day, and I sleep about 6, that leaves me 9 hours to do other things in life.
TYpically, I can answer most newsgroup questions in undre a minute, even if
I have to research, I can typically answer 20-30 questions a day and not
even slightly interrupt my life. Similarly, by answering questions, I get a
good feel for what others in the industry are actually doing (which provides
better insight than just reading tech maginzines which purport to know what
everyone is doing), learn what challenges people are facing (so we can
refine our services to meet those needs) and learn areas that I'm unfamiliar
with.
What would I personally need to do to be a 'real' programmer like you? I
have two books out and two more on the way, I've hosted 2 MSDN Webcasts,
spoken at multiple Code Camps, am frequently asked to speak at users group
meetings.... so I guess all those people that keep asking for me to present
must just be idiots that don't really get it. But if I want to be a 'real'
programmer like you, what should I do? Perhaps if I started anonymously
posting diatribes with a bunch of absurd claims in them, that would make me
"Real"?
As far as not having a job.. that scares me. I actually went to grad school
and have worked consistently since then. I typically claim over 6 figures
on my tax returns. So what would my tax return look like if I was 'real'?
and/or had a 'real' job?
For what it's worth, this post of your makes you appear pretty petty. It
looks to me like you're really jealous of others and don't have enough game
on your own to make yourself happy. I for one have a MVP award, which
apparently is more than you have. I say apparently b/c you may well have
tons more accomplishments than I do, but your post doesn't cite any of them
so it's impossible to tell. but typically, people as accomplished as you
get noteiriety of some sort. You have chosen, at least with this message,
to remain anonymous which, you have to realize, makes people wonder why.
Did a MVP make you look stupid at work? Did your wife see my picutre and
fall in love? Did a consulting company which employs MVPS look at your work
and conclude it was junk? What's your beef with MVPS? Please dude, provide
specifics
