One name that is missing is Rick Mack. It is a shame that his name isnt out there to a wider audience as he definately knows his onions. I have learned more from Rick's posts in this forum over the last few years than anyone else apart from Ron Oglesby(where he?). Have a read of some of his postings and you will know what i mean. It must be all the Australus they eat down under ----- Original Message ----- From: Michel Roth To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 6:53 AM Subject: [THIN] Re: Server Based Computing's MVP of 2005 Hi, As the election draws to a close, the votes are steadily coming in for the Server Based Computing MVP of 2005 election. Here's the preliminary score with only two more days to go: 1. Doug Brown, with 34% of the votes 2. Brian Madden, with 30% of the votes 3. Jeff Pitsch, with 9% of the votes 4. Thomas Koetzig, with 9% of the votes Looks like it's going to be a close finish. The winner will receive the fabulous, priceless and above all plastic ;-), trophy! So, who should win the Server Based Computing's MVP of 2005 award? Cast your vote! Visit www.thincomputing.net ,top right corner. Remember, the election will close the end of the 31st of January (give or take a few time zones). Regards, Michel Roth www.thincomputing.net 2006/1/23, Michel Roth <mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx >: Hi, Only one more week left for voting..... If you haven't voted yet, be sure to do so! Visit www.thincomputing.net ,top right corner. Regards, Michel Roth www.thincomputing.net 2006/1/18, Michel Roth < mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx>: Hi, Here's an update to the Server Based Computing MVP for 2005 "election". The "election" runs until the end of January, so be sure to cast your vote if you haven't already done so. The prelimenary score is: 1. Doug Brown, with 34% of the votes 2. Brian Madden, with 24% of the votes 3. Jeff Pitsch, with 12% of the votes 4. Thomas Koetzig, with 11% procent of the votes. So who do you think should be the Server Based Computing MVP of 2005? Cast your vote now! The vote is in the top right corner of thincomputing.net Regards, Michel Roth www.thincomputing.net 2006/1/2, Michel Roth < mrdizzz@xxxxxxxxx>: Indeed, the "award" is just a small extra pat on the back for those devote so much of (their) free time into the community. Even more so, I was just being curious about what you guys think on who deserves that pat on the back. 2006/1/1, Tom Howarth <tom.howarth@xxxxxxxxx>: I agree it is nothing about ego, but all about respect. and the use and value of the imput given. I do not imply any ranking if I had more votes, Jim, Brian, Ron, and the three or four thousand others on the list would have been included but I was only given one. and it is a democracy (I hope). I therefore chose on the basis of who and what has given me the most help in the past. Have a good New Year, to one and all, ( even if by your calander it is not yet new year) On 31/12/05, Douglas A. Brown <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx > wrote: Hahaha… Tom, thank you very much but I don't think there should be a ranking to valuable people. We are help in ways we can and we all help each other when we can. I would have to say that there are about 20 to 30 different people on this list that have helped me in some way and many that do it everyday! It is just so awesome to be part of a community that helps each other for no other reason that to help each other. It is not about money or fame or some silly award, it is about helping someone solve a problem! We have all checked our ego at the door! I love it!!! On the MIAB front, I've been VERY busy the past month on MIAB4.0. I must admit I got a bit behind as my work has just not permitted me the time it takes to do this and do it well. But, this has changed! I'm committed to a 2-1-06 release of MIAB 4.0 w/ an updated Tuning Tips section and much more. I've very happy with what I have put together and I still have a lot of work to do but I WILL have it done soon. That I promise. Anyhoo, Happy New Year Everyone! DB Douglas A. Brown President and Chief Technology Officer Microsoft MVP, Windows Server DABCC, Inc. www.dabcc.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Howarth Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 1:22 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Server Based Computing's MVP of 2005 My vote goes to Dougie Brown for his help to the community and MIAB, one of the most valuable free resources available -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michel Roth Sent: 31 December 2005 16:07 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Server Based Computing's MVP of 2005 Hi THIN people, "I would like to introduce the Server Based Computing MVP (Most Valuable "Player") As part of running of Thincomputing.net, I see a LOT of Server Based Computing content, ranging from websites to seminars to mailing lists. All this content together forms the Server Based Computing community for me. This community is run by people whose heart really lies with Server Based Computing. Some of these people are (in no particular order): Brian Madden, Doug Brown, Jim Kenzig, Jeroen van de Kamp and many, many more. I've been so bold as to create a Server Based Computing's MVP of 2005 poll. It would be great if you would cast your own vote on who should be the MVP of Server Based Computing for this year (2005)! Cast your vote here: http://www.thincomputing.net (top right). Thank you in advance for your vote. Your input is crucial! Have a happy new year! Regards, Michel Roth www.thincomputing.net -- Tom at home