How Many Forum Posters Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb??

[Hardkore]

I found this at another forum.....


"Internet Forum Lightbulb Maintenance...

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

1 to change the light bulb and 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 group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a
lightbulb group

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group
about changing light bulbs be stopped.

111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore
the posts *are* relevant to this group.

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 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over
again...."

[Jean-Pierre Bazinet]

I found this at another forum.....


"Internet Forum Lightbulb Maintenance...

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

1 to change the light bulb and 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 group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a
lightbulb group

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group
about changing light bulbs be stopped.

111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore
the posts *are* relevant to this group.

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 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over
again...."

Me too.

[Mithrandir01]

Me too.

Me three

[corfy]

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have
been changed differently.

I remember one time when I was in college, I was working at a pizza place and a flourescent light needed changed. We had two people who were in college, two seniors in high school, and one junior in high school working that night, and none of us could figure out how to get the fixture open so that we could get to the lightbulb. I finally ripped the cover off the fixture, forced the bulbs through an area too small for the bulb, and then force the new bulb back in, and then force the cover back on (cracking the cover in the process).

We joked about how many college students it took to change a lightbulb.

The next day, my boss showed me two small clips that needed to be opened for the whole cover to freely swing open, leaving plenty of room for the lightbulb to be removed and replaced. I felt really foolish. Fortunately, she didn't charge me for the cracked cover.