<h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><img alt=""
src="https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/1376103" /><br /></h2><h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><strong
style="font-size:1.5em;">What is TechNet Guru Competition?</strong></h2><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Each
month the TechNet Wiki council organizes a contest of the best articles posted that month. This is your chance to <strong style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;">be announced as MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY
GURU OF THE
MONTH!</strong></p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">One winner in each category will be selected each month for glory and adoration by the MSDN/TechNet Ninjas and community as a whole. Winners will be announced in dedicated blog post that will be published in Microsoft Wiki Ninjas blog, a tweet from the Wiki Ninjas
Twitter account, links will be published at Microsoft TNWiki group on Facebook, and other acknowledgement from the community will follow.</p><p style="border:none;font-style:italic;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding-right:0px;color:#333333;font-size:21px;"><em>Some of our biggest community voices and many MVPs have passed through these halls on their way to fame and fortune.</em></p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">If you have already made a contribution in the forums or gallery or you published a nice blog, then you can simply convert it into a shared wiki article, reference the original post, and register the article for the TechNet Guru Competition. The articles must be written
in <strong>January </strong><strong>2019</strong> and must be in English. However, the original blog or forum content can be from before
<strong style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">
</strong><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">January </strong><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">2019</strong><strong></strong>.</p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:center;"><em><span style="color:green;"><strong>Come and see who is making waves in all your favorite technologies. Maybe it will be you!</strong></span></em></p><hr style="border-style:solid none none;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;list-style-type:none;margin:0.5em 0px;padding:0px;height:1px;width:270.063px;color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-color:#bbbbbb initial initial initial;" /><h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><strong>Who can join the Competition?</strong></h2><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Anyone who has basic knowledge and the desire to share the knowledge is welcome. Articles can appeal to beginners or discusse advanced topics. All you have to do is to add your article to TechNet Wiki from your own specialty category.</p><hr style="border-style:solid none none;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;list-style-type:none;margin:0.5em 0px;padding:0px;height:1px;width:270.063px;color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-color:#bbbbbb initial initial initial;" /><h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><strong>How can you win?</strong></h2><ol style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 3em;padding:0px;line-height:17.5px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;"><li style="border:none;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:decimal;">Please copy/Write over your Microsoft technical solutions and revelations to <a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TechNetWiki</a>.</li><li style="border:none;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:decimal;">Add a link to your new article on <a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/52302.technet-guru-competitions-january-2019.aspx" target="_blank">THIS WIKI COMPETITION PAGE</a> (so we know you've contributed)</li><li style="border:none;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:decimal;">(Optional but recommended) Add a link to your article at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TechNetWikiNinjas/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TechNetWiki group on Facebook</a>. The group is very active and people love to help, you can get feedback and even
direct improvements in the article before the contest starts.</li></ol><hr style="border-style:solid none none;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;list-style-type:none;margin:0.5em 0px;padding:0px;height:1px;width:270.063px;color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-color:#bbbbbb initial initial initial;" /><h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><strong>Do you have any question or want more information?</strong></h2><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Feel free to ask any questions below, or Join us at the official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TechNetWikiNinjas/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">MicrosoftTechNet Wiki groups on facebook</a>. Read <a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/17641.technet-guru-contributions.aspx" rel="noopener" target="_blank">More
about TechNet Guru Awards</a>.</p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ff0000;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16.8px;font-style:italic;">If you win, people will sing your praises online and your name will be raised as Guru of the Month.</span></p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;"><img alt="" src="https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/1354785" /><br /></p><span style="color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;font-family:'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;">PS: Above top banner came from </span>Vimal Kalathil<span style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">.</span>
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MONTH!</strong></p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">One winner in each category will be selected each month for glory and adoration by the MSDN/TechNet Ninjas and community as a whole. Winners will be announced in dedicated blog post that will be published in Microsoft Wiki Ninjas blog, a tweet from the Wiki Ninjas
Twitter account, links will be published at Microsoft TNWiki group on Facebook, and other acknowledgement from the community will follow.</p><p style="border:none;font-style:italic;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding-right:0px;color:#333333;font-size:21px;"><em>Some of our biggest community voices and many MVPs have passed through these halls on their way to fame and fortune.</em></p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">If you have already made a contribution in the forums or gallery or you published a nice blog, then you can simply convert it into a shared wiki article, reference the original post, and register the article for the TechNet Guru Competition. The articles must be written
in <strong>January </strong><strong>2019</strong> and must be in English. However, the original blog or forum content can be from before
<strong style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">
</strong><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">January </strong><strong style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI', 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">2019</strong><strong></strong>.</p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:center;"><em><span style="color:green;"><strong>Come and see who is making waves in all your favorite technologies. Maybe it will be you!</strong></span></em></p><hr style="border-style:solid none none;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;list-style-type:none;margin:0.5em 0px;padding:0px;height:1px;width:270.063px;color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-color:#bbbbbb initial initial initial;" /><h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><strong>Who can join the Competition?</strong></h2><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Anyone who has basic knowledge and the desire to share the knowledge is welcome. Articles can appeal to beginners or discusse advanced topics. All you have to do is to add your article to TechNet Wiki from your own specialty category.</p><hr style="border-style:solid none none;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;list-style-type:none;margin:0.5em 0px;padding:0px;height:1px;width:270.063px;color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-color:#bbbbbb initial initial initial;" /><h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><strong>How can you win?</strong></h2><ol style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 3em;padding:0px;line-height:17.5px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;"><li style="border:none;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:decimal;">Please copy/Write over your Microsoft technical solutions and revelations to <a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TechNetWiki</a>.</li><li style="border:none;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:decimal;">Add a link to your new article on <a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/52302.technet-guru-competitions-january-2019.aspx" target="_blank">THIS WIKI COMPETITION PAGE</a> (so we know you've contributed)</li><li style="border:none;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:decimal;">(Optional but recommended) Add a link to your article at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TechNetWikiNinjas/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TechNetWiki group on Facebook</a>. The group is very active and people love to help, you can get feedback and even
direct improvements in the article before the contest starts.</li></ol><hr style="border-style:solid none none;border-right-width:initial;border-bottom-width:initial;border-left-width:initial;list-style-type:none;margin:0.5em 0px;padding:0px;height:1px;width:270.063px;color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-color:#bbbbbb initial initial initial;" /><h2 style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI Semibold','Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:3px 0px 10px;clear:both;color:#3a3e43;line-height:26.25px;list-style-type:none;"><strong>Do you have any question or want more information?</strong></h2><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Feel free to ask any questions below, or Join us at the official <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TechNetWikiNinjas/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">MicrosoftTechNet Wiki groups on facebook</a>. Read <a href="https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/17641.technet-guru-contributions.aspx" rel="noopener" target="_blank">More
about TechNet Guru Awards</a>.</p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ff0000;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16.8px;font-style:italic;">If you win, people will sing your praises online and your name will be raised as Guru of the Month.</span></p><p style="border:none;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:3px 0px;list-style-type:none;color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;"><img alt="" src="https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/1354785" /><br /></p><span style="color:#333333;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;font-family:'Segoe UI',Tahoma,Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;">PS: Above top banner came from </span>Vimal Kalathil<span style="color:#333333;font-family:'Segoe UI','Lucida Grande',Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">.</span>
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