Richard A. Lowe <ch*****@yumspamyumYahoo.com> wrote:
I second that congrats much, Jon
I know it might seem patronizing or trite to say this now, but a year ago I
noticed Jon's presence here and predicted he would be an MVP if he stuck
around long enough. Well done!
Many thanks - and thanks to others who've mailed me about it as well.
I was never sure whether my somewhat "Microsoft-independent" views
(e.g. I'm quite an Open Source fan, prefer Eclipse to VS.NET, still
like Java etc) might get in the way, but it's gratifying to see that MS
don't appear to take loyalty like that into consideration when
appointing MVPs.
With a lot of luck, it'll help me to remember to keep my temper in
posts as well, avoiding some of unpleasant situations like the one a
little while ago. If it ever looks like I'm losing my rag again, please
feel free to guilt-trip me appropriately :)
Oh and Alvin - it's certainly *not* a case of "lesser mortals" vs
"MVPs". Don't expect me to become infallible now, or anything like
that. If you do, you'll be bitterly disappointed! I hope that the
tacked-on letters will never prevent people from telling me when they
disagree with me (or any other MVP).
--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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