How Many Posts to Change a Light Bulb?

[FishFood]

"A lesson in Posting

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...."

[ScubaToys Larry]

You left out the 18 posters that say to make sure you buy the light bulb at your local hardware store to support them... not online.

[IrishSquid]

15 posters reminding you to get proper training in the use of said bulbs.
30 posters complaining you don't need the training as it's just a way for the agencies to take your money.

[Zyxistal]

52 posters telling you that if you are not using the same brand of light bulbs as them that you are wrong.
And 1 post advertising 'Light Bulb Enhancement' products by an account that is deleted immediately after posting.

[scubajane]

24 to remind you that their mother never used a lightbulb
1 to light a candle
we really don't know how many sit in the darkness and curse the dark 'cause we can't see them

[Tableleg]

3 posters that tell you that they like pie.

[jwdizney]

14 posters to say this board has a more friendly light bulb changing attitude than another "unmentioned" board

[hydro]

Originally Posted by FishFood

156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"

I'd say it's actually "participants'," with the apostrophe showing plural possessive, as individuals do not usually have multiples ISPs :P

[scubajane]

3 Foos to yell 'MORE COWBELL"

[FishFood]

Originally Posted by hydro

I'd say it's actually "participants'," with the apostrophe showing plural possessive, as individuals do not usually have multiples ISPs :P

1 Poster to read the entire post, and reply just to correct one little irrelevant item.

Really though, direct copy and paste...