The best reason is because you want to do it. If you are waiting for a trophy
or a gold star of some sort the wait will be a long one. As you answer
questions some people will click the button that your post was helpful and a
check mark will appear beside the response. If you get enough check marks you
will get a gold silver or bronze medal next to your name. Eventually you
might even become an MVP at which point Microsoft recognizes you as one of
the best.

I answer question because it is a great learning experience. If you want to
be good at XL hang out here for a few years anwering questions and after a
few thousand posts you will hold your own with the best of them.
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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"RyanH" wrote:

What are the benefits of answering people questons in this forum? Is it free
advertising, personal satisfaction, learning, microsoft recognition? Just
curious, because I would like to start answering questions and possibly
recieve some sort of credit to my name.

Thanks,
Ryan