Most Valuable Poster A Most Valuable Poster ( or " Most Valued Forum Poster " ; aka MVP ) is a player who has answered players ' questions consistently and accurately in the past that Blizzard gives a note of credibility to what they post . They continue to promote constructive posting wherever they can . They contribute to the community and encourage polite discussion throughout the forums . When you see an MVP post , listen to what they have to say — they were chosen for their knowledge of the game , also . The MVP program is not to say that no one else is helpful , nor that MVPs are 100 % helpful . But for the sake of the new player , asking a question , the MVP post means " This poster is likely telling you the truth with the intent of helping you . " MVPs have no special knowledge , nor moderation powers . They quite simply just remember things said previously , or know where to look up answers , and are willing and able to do so . History . The first four posters ever involved with the WoW portion of the program were Faizaniel , Hyacinth , Trepas , and Palehoof . Of the four , only Faizaniel remains as an MVP . In the initial phase , using the original forum architecture , MVP posters posted in light blue font . Later in the program they also received an animated forum avatar : an Ironhide Devilsaur from Un ' goro Crater . The font was , conceptually , between grey and blue . Not quite a staff poster , but not just another player either . The light , or as some say , / " Pale " blue font , indicated that Blizzard notes that poster is reliably accurate and honest in their posting , and has a history of being helpful to other posters . In the forum architecture implemented by Blizzard , MVP posters post in a bright green font . Many concerns were brought up saying that the light blue font was , alternately , too much or not enough . Some posters complained that the light blue was too close to grey and they could not tell the difference . Some others complained that the light blue was still " blue " and afforded undue recognition . Still others simply mistook MVP posters for staff members and treated them accordingly . However , the new forum structure makes it quite clear . MVPs are also asked to include MVP in their signature , to make it clear where their talents lie : UI , Customer Service , Community , and so forth . MVPs are flagged by account , rather than by character . Any alternate character on an MVP ' s account will also post with the same green font and Devilsaur avatar . On 30 - Nov - 2009 , Blizzard poster Zarhym announced a new avatar for the MVPs : an Ironbound Proto - Drake . This was stated as being part of the five year anniversary of World of Warcraft , which was also the four year anniversary of the MVP program . The green font remains , but the cheerfully bobbing head of " Dino Bob the Avasaur " as he was sometimes called has been retired . Since the official site changed over with the advent of Cataclysm , however , the proto - drake avatar has been missing . At the end of 2009 , MVPs no longer had a unique shared avatar and just used the avatars for the characters they posted on . The distinctive green text remained and before their level / race / class an " MVP " label appeared . MVP powers . MVPs have no special powers in the forums . They do have the ability to communicate directly with Blizz ard Community Manager s and other MVPs . They get some perks which range from holiday cards by Sam Didier to beta keys to licensed products . Identifying MVP posts . Like official Blizzard forum posters , MVP ' s have their own text color to identify them . MVP ' s get a green text in their posts for easy identification . Feedback about MVPs . Send e - mail to : wowcmfeedback @ blizzard . com Nominating MVPs . Send e - mail to : MVPs @ blizzard . com