Comments on when technology is a part of the whole!: Community Star Discussions and Future

Hi Abhishek Nice to here that MS is developing com...

2004-09-23T19:33:00.000+05:30

Hi Abhishek
Nice to here that MS is developing communication channel for MSCSs.
The CSs are lagging behind in developing more communication skill.
They need a good support in building a communication and presentation skills.
Like Blogging,writing technical articles…
Encourage CSs to participate in variuos community activities.
Like Forums,seminars…
Let them know what are the benefits they can enjoy being a CS.
How to Develop them self to next level i.e., MVP :)

The List goes on…

I am very happy to see that MS is recognising the CSs and concentrating on them.

Regards
Hashim

Hi Abhishek Niceto here that MS is developing comm...

2004-09-23T19:32:00.000+05:30

Hi Abhishek
Niceto here that MS is developing communication channel for MSCSs.
The CSs are lagging behind in developing more communication skill.
They need a good support in building a communication and presentation skills.
Like Blogging,writing technical articles…
Encourage CSs to participate in variuos community activities.
Like Forums,seminars…
Let them know what are the benefits they can enjoy being a CS.
How to Develop them self to next level i.e., MVP :)

The List goes on…

I am very happy to see that MS is recognising the CSs and concentrating on them.

Regards
Hashim

Quite a lot has been already suggested. We should ...

2004-09-21T18:49:00.000+05:30

Quite a lot has been already suggested. We should get together for action now. So, all of us need to be present for UG or wait for Abhishek to fix a venue and get going.

Hi Abhishek, This program is a real good one.This...

2004-09-21T15:43:00.000+05:30

Hi Abhishek,

This program is a real good one.This gave me an oppurtunity to serve the user community in a better by participating in Core meetings and drive the community.
Points mentioned in the action items will gel all the CS members and can share ideas more easily.

Regards,
RamKishore

Hello Abhishek, SOrry for posting quite late. well...

2004-09-21T11:30:00.000+05:30

Hello Abhishek,
SOrry for posting quite late. well i give 100% Yes to your idea and agree with all other peers.
i cant write long as i again have to go but i think what we need is here to kick off is a COMMUNICATION PROCESS and should be followed there on.
Personaly i have experienced of not being in touch with other CS's since there is no chain. CS@wintoolzone.com is not a official email from microsoft so there should be so many things to be in place but we can start by communicating on whats going on and what needs to be done.
Since you are on right place you can start with some updates, passdowns and then we can all start adding pieces to whole cake!
gotta go now dear but i would like to contribute in any possble way....
Good day to all,
Bhavtosh

Hi Abishek A separare extranet portal for Communi...

2004-09-21T10:46:00.000+05:30

Hi Abishek

A separare extranet portal for Community Stars is a good idea. There should be a way for Community Stars to interact with MS people and gain knowledge on up coming technologies.

Regards
Sriram.V

Hi Abishek, This looks really great :). 1.Launchi...

2004-09-21T10:44:00.000+05:30

Hi Abishek,
This looks really great :).
1.Launching a portal would bring together the community and if this site could host some updated info from MS like new releases, some interesting/useful tips etc this would be an excellent idea.
2.Guidance on the various activities that CSs could be doing would really be helpful. Particularly when people move onsite they cannot participate in the UG meets etc. There can other innumerable ways in which one can contribute to the community.
3.Interacting more with the MS tech team would be exciting. We can have the accurate info and can easily drop a query or two in case we are struck ;) or in desperate need of a suggestion.
Looking forward for the portal to launch
regards
srini
sri_290879@hotmail.com

Its really a good intiative. It will be great boos...

2004-09-21T02:34:00.000+05:30

Its really a good intiative. It will be great boost for community star to test and get hands on VS2005. I will also appreciate and request if other upcominf technology is also included like Modile, SmartPhone, BizTalk,MapPoint based application developement,and share the knowledge with rest world.

Regards,
Arvind. Maheshwari

Hi, Acknowledging CS's with a VS CD is definitely ...

2004-09-20T23:28:00.000+05:30

Hi, Acknowledging CS's with a VS CD is definitely a good move towards enusring a higher level of participation and dedication among the CS's but i and mostly everyone (hope so) feel that a MSDN kit will be very much useful in getting the CS's ever-ready in tech and commitment..

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thanks everyone for the enthusiastic response on t...

2004-09-20T20:50:00.000+05:30

thanks everyone for the enthusiastic response on the community star program..
when we launch the site, will make sure that all the feedback gets reflected in our actions..
your responses have provided very valuable feedback on Community Star program..
would need your constant support and feedback to ensure that we are able to maintain the highest code of conduct and maintain our values of humility, expertise and helpfulness.

Hi abhishek, Its nice to see you acting very fast...

2004-09-20T17:56:00.000+05:30

Hi abhishek,

Its nice to see you acting very fast. However i got disconnected for the last three days.. Well, lets start the website for community stars and get connected.

With regards,

Sadha Sivam S,

Well buddys, being a community starts we should ta...

2004-09-20T14:50:00.000+05:30

Well buddys, being a community starts we should take the initiative to attend the UG meetings regularly. I feel this should be the first step towards acheiving something.

Then regarding creating a seperate portal for community starts, I don't think this is an best idea rather we can use the existing forum for it, as it is a matter of sharing experience it should be available to all irrespective of being an communicty star.

Providing beta versions for Community starts is a very good idea and will definately boost CS's.

Also there should be a way for updating the CS details as many in this field especialy shift their companies quite often, what has happenned with me now and I do not have the way of updating it in the user group.

Regards,
San

Hi All Glad to hear that at last MS is bringing a...

2004-09-20T12:09:00.000+05:30

Hi All

Glad to hear that at last MS is bringing all CSs under one roof and also give access to some extranet portal. Aligning CS program in the lines of MVP program, will definitely add more value to the CS Program, help the CSs and also help MS to make the community dream a reality.

CSs can really contribute much more than what they are doing currently. It is just that they are not properly guided to do so.

Post 27 Sep, I feel, this should no more be problem.

A BIG THANKS to all those who are behind this.

Regards...Ramjee

Hi Abhishek, This is a great idea to have all CS u...

2004-09-20T10:54:00.000+05:30

Hi Abhishek,
This is a great idea to have all CS under one forum which would reduce the lack of communication which is existing right now.
I suggest we all have regular meetings and discuss ways to improve the community objective.
This way all CS will feel their own importance for the community and will make them more active participants too.
Thanks and Regards
KanthaLakshmi.

Hi Abhishesk.. Idea seems to be great of having ...

2004-09-20T09:52:00.000+05:30

Hi Abhishesk..

Idea seems to be great of having a separate forum/web site etc for CS. In real sense CS should be also get (if not all) exposure as MVP's etc ..Beta's, journals, mailids, information about new beta testing, yearly/half-yearly meeting, research etc etc from Microsoft. Apart from this oppurunties for giving a talk during UG meetings, ExpertChat, automatic volunteership cosideration during TechEd's, DevDays etc etc

I feel having a separate website for CS would solve most of above problems and things would be more clear and in align with MVP lines...

CS like me are lost in crowd due to negligence.....

Let me know if I am worng some where

With Regards
Naveen K S

Abhishek, I dont know but many of the CS may feel...

2004-09-20T08:53:00.000+05:30

Abhishek,

I dont know but many of the CS may feel disconnected. May be we can arrange a meet initially and discuss all our thoughts and ideas which will help us function in a better and effective way. We can also plan our strategies to help the .NET Community in a better way.

I do appreciate your concern in bringing up this.

Thanks & Regards
Joydeep

Abhishek, Very good initiative. Like the MVP meet ...

2004-09-19T10:00:00.000+05:30

Abhishek, Very good initiative. Like the MVP meet will it be possible to start a community star meet once in 6 months, this will help CS to meet in person, share the experience and knowledge.

As you mentioned please work towards providing the beta opportunities ASAP to community stars.

Thanks
Hari Prasad

Hey Abhishek, Is it possible to expand accross to...

2004-09-19T09:01:00.000+05:30

Hey Abhishek,

Is it possible to expand accross to the small island Sri Lanka too ! I would love to help the CS program.

Ruwan Dissanayake

There are quite a aspects that comm stars seem to ...

2004-09-19T01:30:00.000+05:30

There are quite a aspects that comm stars seem to lack compared to the MVP's.. basically lack of definition of technology domains.

I noticed in the last teched that topics like the compact framework were almost untouched. where as being interested in such things we should bring out sessions that target other areas also beside mainstream topics.

I agree like MVP's we could start up a something more official that lays out a foundation for comm stars to meet up on a regular basis.

More support from MS also in promoting their beta releases should be provided.. I had to attend tech ed to get the whidbey release and have been using that since then parallely .. all the comm stars should have already got this release is what i think . helping them to bring out things faster and in sync with the releases.

I guess meeting can be organized on a more frequest basis.. so that like a PDC we could have smaller discussion in like what happens in PDC. I know its far fetched .. but a small move towards that can help in getting the comm stars interested and kicking agian.

Regards
Sajay

Yes, like www.mvps.org there should be site for CS...

2004-09-18T15:45:00.000+05:30

Yes, like www.mvps.org there should be site for CS and all its details can be published here along with the list of CS and their time of award etc. The site can have a discussion form, related informations etc. Also if possible MS can give link at thier site about this new site, so that everybody can access this site.

Hi, Adding to the list, Each CS can be given an ...

2004-09-18T12:45:00.000+05:30

Hi,

Adding to the list,

Each CS can be given an email id that will be the primary mode of communication between CS's.

This is important 'cause emailids that are actively used by CS change as they swift companies (If they have given their company emailids for communication).

A friend of mine is already facing this prob. His updated details follow,

Name: Srikar kumar. B
Email: srikar_sharma@yahoo.com

If you can do something abt this, let us know.

Looks like someone has sneaked into my mind & ...

2004-09-18T12:18:00.000+05:30

Looks like someone has sneaked into my mind & blogged my thoughts.

Bringing all CS's together, discussing, testing, evaluating beta prods, sharing knowledge etc., is an effort worth taking and I really love to see its success.

Waiting on Sep' 27

Hi Abhishek, Yup, those ideas are good. As someone...

2004-09-18T11:16:00.000+05:30

Hi Abhishek,
Yup, those ideas are good. As someone said, CS's should be given some regular technical updates and more interaction with MS. Moreover relaunching CS List is also good....because it was kind of cut-off from the rest of CS. We didn't get to know who are the new CS and other things(or may be i was not keeping myself update :P)

Hi Abhishek, It was a long silence and we have b...

2004-09-18T10:01:00.000+05:30

Hi Abhishek,

It was a long silence and we have broken this. It is a good idea to have a seperate discussion forums for community stars but it would still be better if everything goes through the User groups since all these efforts are to share the knowledge, it can happen through the same channel where everyone is equal and no one stops anyone to post their technical queries on the MSN groups and it is the best way where we can identify new people who have stuff with them and if we are going to seperate out groups like MVP/CS then it will not help identify new stars.

I guess the Community stars already have a forum t...

2004-09-18T05:03:00.000+05:30

I guess the Community stars already have a forum to discuss among themself! (commstar@wintoolzone.com)

Best Regards
Vadivel

http://vadivel.thinkingms.com