Re: It will be a landslide for Bush
From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/22/04
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 03:06:39 +1000
Most of the posts you see are with titles are MVP only and that is added so you know they may have a conflict of interest, that they are rewarded by MS and so may not be neutral.
Those with McHappyMeal are Australians reminding Americians that their title as the world's fattest people is under challenge. Ozzies are No. 2 and closing. I don't understand why the rest of the world don't try harder, but only two nations take it seriously.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- 'Not happy John! Defending our democracy', http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html "Steve D. Perkins" <dontwritesteve@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns952E82DB1679Bgeneralsteveperkins@130.133.1.4... > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in > news:uQwT5LAcEHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl: > > > Why are you posting this to Windows newsgroups? > > > I agree that crossposted flamebait is pretty bush-league as far as > troll tactics go, but since the Microsoft guys are wandering in... ehh, > what the hell. WHAT IS WITH MICROSOFT GUYS AND THEIR ABBREVIATIONS?!? > Everytime I see one of them posting on a Usenet group or web-based board > anywhere, they ALWAYS a signature at the bottom like like "John Doe - > [MCSE/MSCD/MCDBA/MCT/MCNUGGET/MCFISH/MCHAPPYMEAL/etc]". > > Guys... putting all that on your RESUME is one thing. However, in > GENERAL CONVERSATION it's only appropriate to associate titles in your > name if you have a Ph.D. or medical doctarate degrees (or are perhaps a > British knight). Even MBA's have the sense to realize they would look > like crass idiots inserting that abbreviation into normal emails. > > I remember back when I was in college as a CS major, before I > decided on what type of work I wanted to do or what platform I wanted to > do it on. Over the course of my 3rd year in school, I set out get the > full MCSE (a certification for Microsoft system/network administrators). > At the time I had only used Windows 95 and 98, I had NEVER SEEN WINDOWS > NT IN MY LIFE... but I passed the NT test easily after reading an > "ExamCram" book and visiting some "braindump" websites STARTING ONLY ONE > WEEK BEFORE I WENT TO TAKE THE TEST. > > These certs aren't college degrees, they aren't anything that really > PROVES experience or expertise with anything. All they mean is that you > cram well for standarized tests, and that you're dumb enough to keep > forking over $150 per test for certifications that "expire" every year or > two and have to be retaken. It seems like employers have started > figuring this out as well over the past few years and lost faith/interest > in them... I list my Java and IBM certifications on my resume, but they > seldom come up in interviews and it's been almost 4 years since the last > time a recruiter wanted to verify that I wasn't lying about them. > > It's really JUST the Microsoft guys who go ga-ga over their > abbreviations, too. I've never seen anybody with Java or IBM > certifications worked into email and Usenet posting signatures. What's > up with you guys? > > > >
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