Does using ViewModels and references to System.Web.Mvc violate the MVC pattern?

I personally only create the select list on the fly in the view, from a more re-usable IEnumerable list in my model, which means my model doesn't have anything related to SelectLists, SelectListItems or anything MVC specific.

Not really BUT if your trying to use a Domain Driven Design or separation of concerns between you business layer and MVC/presentation layer than it is a violation.

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