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<blockquote data-quote="MurraysMutts" data-source="post: 1785597" data-attributes="member: 39373"><p>18 year old thread.</p><p>Some kind of new record I think!</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">How many online forum members does it take to change a light bulb?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">53 to flame the spell checkers.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"...another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">15 know-it-alls who claim *they* were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">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.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">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.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">44 to ask what is a "FAQ".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'helvetica'"><span style="color: rgb(25, 43, 64)">1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again....</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MurraysMutts, post: 1785597, member: 39373"] 18 year old thread. Some kind of new record I think! [SIZE=13px][FONT=helvetica][COLOR=rgb(25, 43, 64)]How many online forum members 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....[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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