Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

Last week Microsoft sent me an interesting couple of emails:

To: Jamie Cansdale
From: Vicki Collins
Cc: Akim Boukhelif; Lorna Williamson
Date: Feb 27, 2007 11:06 AM
Subject: Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award

Hello Jamie,
My name is Victoria Collins; I’m a member of the Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP) team for UK & Ireland with Lorna Williamson and Akim Boukhelif. I’m contacting you to ask if you would like to be considered for an MVP Award in recognition of your contributions to technical communities over the past year.

[snip]

Thank you,
Vicki Collins
UK & Ireland MVP Administrator
The Microsoft MVP Programme: Independent Experts. Real World Answers

A full 3 days later I receive:
To: Jamie Cansdale
From: Vicki Collins
Cc: Akim Boukhelif; Lorna Williamson
Date: Mar 2, 2007 8:11 PM
Subject: Recall: Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award

Vicki Collins (Brook Street) would like to recall the message, "Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award".

Here's a FAQ about the message recall function in Exchange. I wonder if I've been blackballed. ;-)

Published Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:17 AM by Jamie Cansdale
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Comments

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

I think its telling that it took 3 days for them to recall the message.  That smells.

You will remain an MVP in our hearts no matter what the mob at M$ says.

Thanks for your contributions and continued work!

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:49 AM by Peter Fitzgibbons

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

Maybe if they won't give you an MVP in anything else, they'll award you an Exchange/Outlook MVP award for your help spreading awareness about message recalling behavior. :)

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:05 PM by Peter

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

'Tis better to have been honored, then unhonored, than never to have been honored at all.  :)

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 7:02 PM by Kyralessa

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

You're always aces in my books dude.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 2:33 AM by Bil Simser

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

I love getting recalls. Especially when I've not opened the original mail yet - it makes me instantly want to find out what they are trying to hide.

Maybe I should use recalls as a marketing tool? :)

Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:28 AM by Boris Yeltsin

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

This was probably seen by someone on the copylist, who told the sender to recall it. They would have been better to simply ignore any replies from Jamie, since this calls more attention to it.

Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:16 PM by Charlie Poole

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

Ignoring a response would be even worse.

You should have been sent an email or received a phone call with the truth.

Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:07 AM by Robert W. Anderson

# re: Recall: Microsoft MVP Award

Does MS really need this bad pub?

Tuesday, June 05, 2007 9:57 PM by Chris May

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