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Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb?

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:57 am
by pwarren4
Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: 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 (removed)-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 forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum 203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped 111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this forum 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

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (pwarren4)

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:21 am
by drunkenmaxx
PREACH!

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (pwarren4)

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:40 am
by meathead333
quote:19 to quote the "Me too's" to say "Me three" that post actually made laugh! i am guilty of sayin "me three" good post!

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (pwarren4)

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:42 am
by Reynoma
quote: 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over againGuilty as charged.

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (pwarren4)

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 4:09 am
by ragingfish
Dude. That's sad. But SO true!

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (ragingfish)

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:06 am
by pwarren4
Just as note: I did copy that out of another forum, I'm didn't make this up myself.I thought about adding some names beside some of the points but refrained.Mine would have probably been beside the last.

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (pwarren4)

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:24 am
by joatmon
Quote, originally posted by pwarren4 »1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (joatmon)

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:49 am
by drunkenmaxx
oh you naughty naughy man!

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (drunkenvibe)

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 4:22 pm
by AKLGT
and joat, you would be that such man! LOL

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (trdvibe)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:04 am
by pwarren4
Rock on joat

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (pwarren4)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:13 am
by Mavrik
that hit us right on the head eh?

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (pwarren4)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:11 am
by Vibe
You nailed it right on the head. And the sad thing about it is that it is "TRUE".This is a classic reason why ---I do not post very much anymore.There is too much nit-picking and disrespect for other peoples point of view.Sorry all but that's the way I feel.James (Vibe)

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (Vibe)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:42 am
by rasermon
Sorry Vibe (James), but I will have to disagree with you on this one.

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (rasermon)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:44 am
by drunkenmaxx
this is actuall the most curteous site i have ever seen. everywhere else is much much worse!

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (drunkenvibe)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:50 am
by Mr. Poopypants
Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »this is actuall the most curteous site i have ever seen. everywhere else is much much worse!Agreed.

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:14 am
by kostby
What about the 4.7 average users (like me) who never saw the first post and will NOW post 'ROFLMAO'???

Re: (desert_dweller)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:43 am
by Fialchar
Quote, originally posted by desert_dweller »I need some information.....when I change out my lightbulb should I use G.E. or Sylvania.Which has everyone had better experience with?Silvania's are bright, but usually have a pretty short lifespan. And actually, the correct terminology is "light bulb" (Lol)

Re: (desert_dweller)

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:51 am
by Fialchar
Lol, I stand corrected too, I thought it was lightbulb, and was just kidding with you. (I guess my English still isn't that good yet?)

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (Vibe)

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:07 am
by pwarren4
Quote, originally posted by Vibe »You nailed it right on the head. And the sad thing about it is that it is "TRUE".This is a classic reason why ---I do not post very much anymore.There is too much nit-picking and disrespect for other peoples point of view.Sorry all but that's the way I feel.James (Vibe)My thoughts/feelings exactly - well said.I also noticed that I acquired an amazing power to end a thread. Most of my posts, be it question, comment, or general observation would go by ignored so I finally decided it just wasn't worth participating any more.This may hurt some feelings I know - IMHO there hasn't been any intelligent conversation go on here in a long time.To much "I stuck my head up my a$$ and out run some punk in a Honda while totally endangering myself and everyone around me. I broke 6 laws!"sheeshI'll probably continue to lurk, hoping for the return of this forum to the glory it was when I first joined - 14 months ago.

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (joatmon)

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:39 am
by Mr. Poopypants
Quote, originally posted by joatmon »this used to be a humor thread, but now it's turned into another genvibe sucks thread. I actually like genvibe, and challenge you to identify a better forum.I have to agree 100%, now back to the humor.

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (Mr. Poopypants)

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:43 am
by drunkenmaxx
what's the opposite of christopher reeves?christopher walkin!!

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb? (drunkenvibe)

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:44 am
by Mr. Poopypants
Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe »what's the opposite of christopher reeves?christopher walkin!!Good recovery. Now were back on track.

Re: Question: How many forum users does it take to change a light bulb?

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:48 am
by millster
Agreed Joatmon. And I think it's time we let this thread die. Neither path it's currently headed down seems to be constructive.

Re: (desert_dweller)

Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:44 am
by Merzbow
(removed)!!! You guys are crazy.