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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:05 PM
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How many group posters does it take to change a light bulb?
How many group posters does it take to change a light bulb?

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....

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BR_Parkway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:18 PM
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1. And 22 to attack your brand of light bulb since their brand is better
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Goldberg Donating Member (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:21 PM
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2. It's "lightbulb"
:P

:silly:
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Whitacre D_WI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:22 PM
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3. 736 to say:
"Robb is a dingbat."
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Bundbuster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:29 PM
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4. 239 posters
to discuss the conspiracy/conspiracies which made the original lightbulb go dead.
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smirkymonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:36 PM
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5. Pretty brilliant, I must say....
we have to laugh at ourselves every once in a while.

Although there should be something in there about 75 to post snide, unconstructive remarks to other posters. Which, unfortuantely, I have been guilty of myself from time to time. :)
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smirkymonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:36 PM
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6. Pretty brilliant, I must say....
Edited on Sun Feb-22-04 05:36 PM by smirkymonkey
we have to laugh at ourselves every once in a while.

Although there should be something in there about "75 to post snide, unconstructive remarks to other posters." Which, unfortuantely, I have been guilty of myself from time to time. :)
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 05:40 PM
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7. and
145 to blame the DLC for the fact that lightbulbs burn out.
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Adams Wulff Donating Member (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-04 11:22 PM
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8. 43 to hijack the lightbulb thread without even a backwards glance
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SharonAnn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-04 12:13 AM
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9. You could be right. Let's hijack this!
Wait, if I started it, can I hijack it?
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