Reputation and Badges

[Jacee]

Shawn is an MVP and has the badge to prove it

 

[Lordbob75]

Shawn is an MVP and has the badge to prove it

So do you!


~Lordbob

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Q3: How does Microsoft select its MVPs?
A3: Of 100 million technical community participants worldwide, about 4,000 are MVPs. Outstanding technical community members are nominated by their peers, Microsoft employees, and MVPs. Each year a panel of Microsoft employees reviews the contributions of each nominee for quality, quantity, and level of impact on the technical community. Today's MVPs reflect Microsoft's global customer base and breadth of technologies.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional

 

[Jacee]

Ahh, yes I do! I've worn it proudly for four years ...

 

[Barman58]

If anyone would like to nominate anyone for MVP status the page to start the process is here .....

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpbecoming

Nominations for yourself would not normally be high on the list of potential MVP's I would imagine

 

[Lordbob75]

If anyone would like to nominate anyone for MVP status the page to start the process is here .....

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpbecoming

Nominations for yourself would not normally be high on the list of potential MVP's I would imagine

Is that a hint there Nigel?
Not sure what they would think of that avatar of yours....

Once you get it, its lasts for a year. So do they have to keep tabs on all 4k members? Or how do they decided to revoke/ keep it?

~Lordbob

 

[Jacee]

If anyone would like to nominate anyone for MVP status the page to start the process is here .....

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpbecoming

Nominations for yourself would not normally be high on the list of potential MVP's I would imagine

Is that a hint there Nigel?
Not sure what they would think of that avatar of yours....

Once you get it, its lasts for a year. So do they have to keep tabs on all 4k members? Or how do they decided to revoke/ keep it?

~Lordbob

Yes, they keep tabs

 

[Lordbob75]

If anyone would like to nominate anyone for MVP status the page to start the process is here .....

https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpbecoming

Nominations for yourself would not normally be high on the list of potential MVP's I would imagine

Is that a hint there Nigel?
Not sure what they would think of that avatar of yours....

Once you get it, its lasts for a year. So do they have to keep tabs on all 4k members? Or how do they decided to revoke/ keep it?

~Lordbob

Yes, they keep tabs

:shock::shock::shock:

~Lordbob

EDIT: They might not take too kindly to my avatar either...

 

[Barman58]

No not a hint LOL

As for retention, according to Microsoft every active MVP is monitored and assessed for renewal to the same criteria used to make the initial award.

 

[chev65]

OK, good answers, thanks for the responces everyone.

 

[Joan Archer]

And they earn that award with a lot of hard work and being prepared to share their knowledge with others.

You've only got to look around the newsgroups to find out how hard they work to achieve the award and be able to keep it, some for several years, and all this is done in their own time without pay.

I'm lucky to be able to call a few of them friends.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Can i get a MVG?
Most valuable Graphics

 

[harpua]

Nominate an MVP
It takes truly exceptional, voluntary contributions to Microsoft-related social and technical communities, [that could include Sevenforums] coupled with outstanding community leadership and a willingness to freely share deep technical knowledge with others, [that could be a description of a Seven Guru here] to become a Microsoft MVP.

To nominate yourself or someone you know to be considered for an MVP Award, e-mail the information requested below to [email protected]. Here you can outline how your nominee voluntarily and actively participates in online and/or offline community activities that focus on Microsoft technologies.

Nominee’s name

• Nominee’s e-mail address
• Country where the nominee lives
• Nominee’s main spoken language
• One or two Microsoft technologies or products that are the nominee’s area of expertise (for example, Microsoft Office/Excel, Developer Tools/Visual C#, Entertainment/Windows Media Center, Server/Windows Small Business Server [or, Windows 7] )
• Specific examples of online/offline community activities in which the person you are nominating participates (for example, newsgroups, forums, blogs, user group interactions, podcasts, community presentations, Web sites)

Successful candidates will be contacted by a member of the Microsoft MVP Award Program team.
Thank you for your interest!


Source: Microsoft Most Valuable Professional


(Emphasis added.)

 

[Uber Philf]

OMG! i wana be MVP!, bet i don't know enough to become one tho

 

[Barman58]

OMG! i wana be MVP!, bet i don't know enough to become one tho

You also have to be 18+

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Anyone wanna nominate me?

 

[Jacee]

You also have to be 18+

And a consistant contributor at what you know best for at least a couple of years.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Hey, do you think i can make a MVG without getting my butt kicked by MS?

MVG = Most Valuable Graphics

 

[harpua]

They ought to give it to you just for making your Windows themes and wallpapers available to the "community."

Anyway, they way they put it, if you apply (nominate yourself), you will only hear from them if they decide to give it to you, so the worst that could happen is you won't ever hear from them which doesn't sound too bad to me.

 

[Uber Philf]

OMG! i wana be MVP!, bet i don't know enough to become one tho

You also have to be 18+

I am 18... does that count?

And probs haven't contributed enough either