Hi Guys,
I was wondering if someone could tell me how to become a Microsoft Valuable Programmer? What do you have to do?

From my research it seems like it is more of an elected position where the MVP community sees fit that you have done enough in the Microsoft world that they deem you fit to be an MVP. But they don't exactly say what you have to do. It seems like you have to keep helping people, but don't exactly say when you could become an MVP.

Would anyone like to share thier story on how they became an MVP? I'd be very interested in that story starting from the first step that put you on the path to becoming an MVP and the last step you took before you recieved your MVP title.

It's something I'd like to get recognized for. I think I"m a pretty good programmer, but how good do you have to be to get MVP?