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  • chrispadfield
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2000
    • 5366

    how many newsgroup/forum users to change a lightbulb?

    one of my users just posted this:

    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 alt.litebulb

    203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling, and alt.illuminati 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 the 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 "FAQ"

    4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

    143 to say "do a DejaNews search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"

    34 to say "FA: on Ebay---vintage light bulbs---no reserve"

    66 to killfile anything with the words "light" or " bulb" in it

    1 Autobot from the Usenet Self Awareness Project to post that the lightbulb controversy generated the most posts

    1 DejaNews subscriber to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
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  • Joe
    Senior Member
    • May 2000
    • 2435

    #2
    heh, i just posted this on my forum, after seeing it at SPF
    Bike Forums.net

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    • Jake Bunce
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2000
      • 46598
      • 3.6.x

      #3
      *cough*spits food*laffs* so true!

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      • Prolex
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2001
        • 231

        #4
        That totally reminds me of the thread in the graphics and styles forum called "Please Post Your Forum Site Here" It's got so many replies..and so many views...Just when you think it's dead someone finds it in a search and wammo it's there for another month

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        • Hooper
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2001
          • 1677
          • 3.5.x

          #5
          ...And 1,432 posts for each of the above that say no more than LOL.

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          • c-prompt
            Senior Member
            • Apr 2001
            • 1309

            #6
            lol

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            • Hooper
              Senior Member
              • Apr 2001
              • 1677
              • 3.5.x

              #7
              Yup.

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              • Jake Bunce
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2000
                • 46598
                • 3.6.x

                #8
                Originally posted by c-prompt
                lol
                me too

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                • JimF
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2000
                  • 1988

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Jakeman


                  me too
                  me three

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                  • Jake Bunce
                    Senior Member
                    • Dec 2000
                    • 46598
                    • 3.6.x

                    #10
                    Originally posted by JimF

                    me three
                    sentance fragment!

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                    • Chen
                      Senior Member
                      • Jun 2001
                      • 8388

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Jakeman
                      sentance fragment!
                      sentence*
                      Chen Avinadav
                      Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

                      גם אני מאוכזב מסיקור תחרות לתור מוטור של NRG הרשת ע"י מעריב

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                      • Hooper
                        Senior Member
                        • Apr 2001
                        • 1677
                        • 3.5.x

                        #12
                        You can see lightbulbs here.

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                        • Craig Armstrong
                          Senior Member
                          • Feb 2001
                          • 584

                          #13
                          lol

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                          • Jake Bunce
                            Senior Member
                            • Dec 2000
                            • 46598
                            • 3.6.x

                            #14
                            Originally posted by FireFly

                            sentence*
                            anal retentive! i was in the english profession... it is spelled sentance.

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                            • Skeptical
                              Senior Member
                              • Oct 2000
                              • 2007

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Jakeman


                              anal retentive! i was in the english profession... it is spelled sentance.
                              What I tell you guys about Professor Jakeman's speelling?
                              Well, there it is.
                              - Keeper of the Grove

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