I have an apology to make.

First to the board as a whole:

Earlier in the month I suggested we have an MVP poll. I thought it might serve as a good way to promote the board and, more importantly, to acknowledge the individuals who spend a lot of time educating, challenging, and provoking us all to become better marketers and copywriters.

To be frank, I probably should have given more thought to this before I put it out there. I birthed an idea and then orphaned it, without explanation or any real effort to see it through.

Pretty lame. So for that, mea culpa.

I also owe Dale King a personal and public apology. You see, he was actually the reason I thought of the MVP contest in the first place.

If I counted correctly, 100 votes were cast. When you think about the number of people who post here on a regular basis, I think that's a pretty good turnout. Dale got nearly twice as many votes as the next person.

I think everyone would agree that Dale shares with, educates, challenges and provokes us to become better (therefore more profitable) at what we do.

So hat's off to Dale!

If we agree to continue with this, I'd welcome any suggestions for what we could all do to give an "attaboy" (or girl) to Dale and future winners.

And I'll see what I can come up with, too. Really.

Thanks!

Andy

Andy, my hats off to you! You put this idea before the forum members, and those that responded were positive about the idea (myself included).

So no mea culpa needed from my view.

I still think it's a great idea. As far as a kudos to MVP winners, I don't have any ideas offhand, but I'll think about it.

John

andy and shawn, for me no need for mea culpa.

the idea was great and the intentions were noble.

now my vision:

any election may turn to a competition when it focus to PERSON.
so let it focuced to nything else.

let Select (need to define who will select) a set of thread (or idea, concept, contributions) and then elect the appreciated (poll) one.

then the competition will be focuced on the content, not on people.

and an other thing; the PRIZE; the more important is the prize, the more degenerating may be the stuff.

(This is why I proposed a dress, and not any dress, dayem a wedding dress)

some event are funny and pleasant what make them as they are?

as a conclusion, my friend congratulation it is a great idea.and congratulation to the winner too.