Is it necessary to join merawindows to become MVP ?

[saurabh kakkar]

hi
i am bit confused though i have joined merawindows but i cant devote my

time on that forum due to time constraints and because i love Digit forum

most also most of the members in merawindows r also the members of digit

as well .

so my Q : Is it necessary to join merawindows to become MVP ?

also will the award help me on my professional life

( i am pursuing my B.TECH

stream:I.T)

[iMav]

no ... but its better u be active on merawindows and meraoffice chances of becoming mvp are more

[anandk]

no. merawindows is the official microsoft forum for India...sort of... but u can be active anywhere.

yes i think the award will help u directly or indirectly in your profsnl life.

[Vishal Gupta]

lol. Its not necessary dude. Its upto u, nothing else.
Whether u want to be active there or not. :)
Yes, as anand said, since MW is supported by MS India, it'll definitely help u in getting the award but at last it depends upon ur knowledge.

[anandk]

it depends upon ur knowledge.

...and your involvement in helping out in windows communities...

[saurabh kakkar]

lol. Its not necessary dude. Its upto u, nothing else.
Whether u want to be active there or not. :)
Yes, as anand said, since MW is supported by MS India, it'll definitely help u in getting the award but at last it depends upon ur knowledge.

thanks buddy

Can u tell me will it help on my professional track ?

( i am pursuing my B.TECH

stream:I.T)

[Vishal Gupta]

The award may help u in ur future but a bit. ;)
Its an honor but everything depends upon ur knowledge and talent...

[Pathik]

frankly speaking, dont u guys find the merawindows/office forum boring??
Btw vishal and anand wat r the biggest advantages of being a MVP except getting to beta test MS products??
And wats the procedure to become one?? Any tests?

[Vishal Gupta]

1. MW is a bit boring coz there arnt many active members, just a few including me. We can make it interesting if we all can also get active there. ;)

2. Advantage of becoming MVPs:

a. An honor that can't be described in words.
b. All MS products free of cost (windows, office, all MS products)
c. Latest inside news and discussion with MS ppl.
d. Lots of other companies provide their products free for MVPs, like NOD32, Acronis, Axialias, etc.
e. Access to MS newsgroups.
f. Lots of events, etc.

And there r lots of other benefits.

3. No procedure or test. Just be active in forum, help members in troubleshooting their problems. Thats it.

Since MW has started nominating ppl for the award, so u get better chances for it. :)

[Pathik]

hmmm.. Sounds great.. Worth a shot..

[anandk]

vg has answered most. adding one : global summit-an enriching experience

[saurabh kakkar]

1. MW is a bit boring coz there arnt many active members, just a few including me. We can make it interesting if we all can also get active there. ;)

2. Advantage of becoming MVPs:

a. An honor that can't be described in words.
b. All MS products free of cost (windows, office, all MS products)
c. Latest inside news and discussion with MS ppl.
d. Lots of other companies provide their products free for MVPs, like NOD32, Acronis, Axialias, etc.
e. Access to MS newsgroups.
f. Lots of events, etc.

And there r lots of other benefits.

3. No procedure or test. Just be active in forum, help members in troubleshooting their problems. Thats it.

Since MW has started nominating ppl for the award, so u get better chances for it. :)

thanks vishal for making us aware of the benifits :)

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ My pleasure mate. I want that everyone can get these benefits. ;)
I know one member from MeraWindows forum, who gonna get MVP award soon. :D

[rakeshishere]

^^ My pleasure mate. I want that everyone can get these benefits. ;)
I know one member from MeraWindows forum, who gonna get MVP award soon. :D

Is it Ankur Mittal..?:D

[Vishal Gupta]

May be or may be not! ;)
Stay tuned and u'll know very soon. :D

[Pathik]

^^ yup... my bet s on ankur too...

[BBThumbHealer]

i m just 16..so i can't even try for getting a MVP award !

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[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Ankur is also not 18+ but still he is the most active member there. ;)
If u start from today, then u can get the award when u'll become 18+. :D

[BBThumbHealer]

i m not able to access the MW Forum ...dunno why but it gives a critical error ...wondering why !

thats y i m not active there !

[shantanu]

but your contribution counts.. andyou can be when you get 18.. :D
and well i never opened mera windows forum, but i am a active member on technet and MSDN forums from last two years.. and from dec 2006 in digit too.. :p

its nothing special to do , just devote some time to foruming.. or if you are a software dev. then you can choose between various streams of MVP title..

well the biggest benefit is honour and after that i purchased great hardwares from the company stores which are very difficult to buy from outside .. i.e Microsoft Entertainment desktop 7000 (with laser 8000 mouse) bluetooth kit..
:D:D:D:D

so everyone keep trying... :p

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

^^ Ankur is also not 18+ but still he is the most active member there. ;)
If u start from today, then u can get the award when u'll become 18+. :D
lolz , me too am a Year away from 18 or i could have a chance(even if it was an itsy bitsy one) :D

[Pathik]

^^ whos the youngest indian to become an mvp??? ny1 from this forum??

[BBThumbHealer]

ne 1 else also experiencing prbs on MW Forums ?

[shantanu]

hey can anyone tell me how to update the MVP website panel with my website in MW.. ?? just registered there :D:D

while opening the forum i am also getting the error or index was outside or soemthing.. cant open forumss.... :p

DotNetNuke Error: - Version 04.05.03

[BBThumbHealer]

^ me too getting same error ! :(

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[shantanu]

hey old MW user ,, where are you ?? :p

[BBThumbHealer]

hey old MW user ,, where are you ?? :p

:confused: referring to VG ? :P

[shantanu]

yeah maybe... i saw vishal, pathiks and some more in the member list :D

[piyush gupta]

^^ guyzz itzz because they are upgrading forum software and transferrring server for making MW more faster.

Soon forum will be working fine.

I dont think it is necessary to join Merawindows for becoming MVP. Merawindows is a forum supported by Microsoft india and according to Microsoft MVP award is

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts that represents the technical community's best and brightest, and they share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others.

merawindows forum can help you in getting MVP award

but there is more than getting award there on forum

its all about sharing your knowledge and helping others

[Vishal Gupta]

^^ Ditto. And they hv already announced about those frequent errors, since they r upgrading the forum software and transferring server. ;)
And these errors occur for a very short period, atm its opening fine for me. :)