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**owl**

Thank you so much for your prompt, kind, detailed and interesting reply.
What a lovely title - Most Valued Professional! I am so glad I asked.

"Dirk Goldgar" wrote:

"Owl" wrote in message
...

I understand that a person who asks a question is an OP and that the
highest
position here is an MVP, but what do both of those stand for (also MCP),
please? Presumably, the M stands for Microsoft, perhaps the P in MCP for
Professional?

I wouldn't think of them as ranks or positions. OP stands for "Original
Poster" (the one who made the first post in the discussion thread. MVP
stands for "Most Valuable Professional", an award given annually by
Microsoft to people who consistently provide high-quality, free support to
users of various MS products -- mostly online. MCP stands for "Microsoft
Certified Professional", a technical certification that can only be received
by taking a test. There are other, similar certifications. An MVP or MCP
can be an OP, naturally; even though the MVPs may spend most of their time
answering questions, they also post the occasional question.

Here's a link to a web page on the MVP program:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

--
Dirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP
Access tips: www.datagnostics.com/tips.html

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