Like you said, you need to do the work with or without the award.

Gail made a very strong statement, which I agree with, that it's not something to work for, but rather recognition awarded to you.

I also think that you are either the type to deliver the kind of work and contributions, or not (it might even be seen as a personality trait ??).

The title would obviously be a massive award, to me, to anyone, but it should not be your goal.

This would a result of setting your goals towards community work (SQL Related 🙂 )