I agree with you Steve.

I also think that there are a few MVPs who you can feel worked towards getting it as opposed to those who were incidentally awarded it. It is an achievement anyone can be proud of, however, there are a small minority who use it as a stick rather than a badge of honour. Shame on them but I certainly wouldn't let a minority's poor judgement be used to tar the rest with the same brush i.e. most MVPs are so because they are helpful so we must ignore it when we come across an MVP who responds only to ensure they remain an MVP or brandishes their status in a misguided attempt to remain superior.

Any system will be abused. As long as it is both minimally abused and obvious when it is then I can live with that.