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08-10-2003, 09:34 AM
How many forum members does it take to change a
lightbulb?
1 to change the light bulb and 1 to post that the
light bulb has been
changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light
bulbs and how the light
bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light
bulbs
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts
about changing light bulbs
53 to flame the spell checkers
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light
bulb"
.... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that
the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the
industry, and that "light bulb"
is perfectly correct
156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining
that they are in violation
of their "acceptable use policy"
109 to post that this forum is not about light
bulbs and to please take this
discussion to a lightbulb forum
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware
forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be
stopped
111 to defend the posting to this forum saying
that we all use light bulbs
and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs
is superior, where to buy
the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs
work best for this technique
and what brands are faulty
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of
different light bulbs
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly
and then post the
corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's
that are relevant to this
group which makes light bulbs relevant to this
group
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their
entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
12 to post to the group that they will no longer
post because they cannot
handle the light bulb controversy
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb
FAQ
44 to ask what is a "FAQ"
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a
short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs
before posting questions about
light bulbs"
1 new forum member to respond to the original post
6 months from now and
start it all over again
lightbulb?
1 to change the light bulb and 1 to post that the
light bulb has been
changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light
bulbs and how the light
bulb could have been changed differently
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light
bulbs
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts
about changing light bulbs
53 to flame the spell checkers
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light
bulb"
.... another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
2 industry professionals to inform the group that
the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the
industry, and that "light bulb"
is perfectly correct
156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining
that they are in violation
of their "acceptable use policy"
109 to post that this forum is not about light
bulbs and to please take this
discussion to a lightbulb forum
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware
forum, off-topic forum, and
lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be
stopped
111 to defend the posting to this forum saying
that we all use light bulbs
and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs
is superior, where to buy
the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs
work best for this technique
and what brands are faulty
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of
different light bulbs
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly
and then post the
corrected URL's
3 to post about links they found from the URL's
that are relevant to this
group which makes light bulbs relevant to this
group
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their
entirety including all
headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
12 to post to the group that they will no longer
post because they cannot
handle the light bulb controversy
19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three"
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb
FAQ
44 to ask what is a "FAQ"
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a
short time ago?"
143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs
before posting questions about
light bulbs"
1 new forum member to respond to the original post
6 months from now and
start it all over again