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How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

beardiedragon Aug 31, 2003 08:09 AM

for those not on rec.pets.herps, I saw this from froglet, had to swipe it and share:

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

1 OE user to quote all the previous responces in an HTML post so
the other 535 previous respondents can flame him to hell

and one Linux user to say don't change the lightbulb, welcome to the
darkside
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

Replies (6)

Beardie_Matt Aug 31, 2003 09:17 AM

And one to tell them to stop arguing and get a life.

lil_frogger2 Aug 31, 2003 12:06 PM

Lol, I really liked that...and the scary part is..it's almost true.
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~Julie~

draybar Aug 31, 2003 05:10 PM

>>Lol, I really liked that...and the scary part is..it's almost true.
>>-----
>>~Julie~
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Remember, my posts are MY opinion only.
Jimmy (draybar)

Axe Aug 31, 2003 01:04 PM

and one Linux user to say don't change the lightbulb, welcome to the darkside

And, I guess that would be me, heh.

- The box said "Requires Windows 98 or higher". So, I installed Linux

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Axe
The Reptile Rooms

dragonsbynature Aug 31, 2003 06:21 PM
reiko Aug 31, 2003 02:05 PM

>>for those not on rec.pets.herps, I saw this from froglet, had to swipe it and share:
>>
>>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
>>
>>1 OE user to quote all the previous responces in an HTML post so
>>the other 535 previous respondents can flame him to hell
>>
>>and one Linux user to say don't change the lightbulb, welcome to the
>>darkside
>>-----
>>Bennett
>>
>>
>>
>>www.beardiedragon.com
-----
reiko
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