How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

[Loosenut]

How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and 1 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 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 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

 

[TylerDurden]

not sure if you meant this as a joke or are being sarcastic, either way i got a good laugh out of it....

 

[Loosenut]

This is meant as a joke, but tell me there isnt some truth to it.

Andy

 

[hanly2]

LMAO, ohh so true.

 

[Blown&Injected]

My light bulb can beat up your lightbulb

 

[GN One Day...]

Don't forget the 10 asking for step by step pictures of the process.

I think this is true of every forum I've been on, certainly not just here.

 

[gbodygirl]

i think there's a little too much truth to that one but definately funny to read

 

[Rollin]

Rescued87GN

tell me there isnt some truth to it.

As a Moderator on this BB for the last 2 yrs and on the original BB for 1 yr. I can honestly say the numbers are askew. But from my exp the content in your post could'nt be closer from the truth, sometimes you just have to laugh However, this is pretty much the same on all the BB's throught the Internet. It seems that the anonymity the internet provides brings out the "I'm 10 foot tall bullet proof & if you don't believe what I do your an idiot!" syndrome in alot of people concerning issues ranging from opinions, political affiliations to religion. One thing I have learned is that arguing on the internet is pointless, once someone adheres to a certain belief system the truth can be staring them in the face and they will refuse to accept it. Then the name calling starts

 

[John Larkin]

And we're supposed to accept that as a fact?

Here's a couple of mean faces for you:

 

[ChrisCairns]

Excellent post....lol. I really enjoyed it.

One more to add however........

1 moderator to change the word "bulb" because it's offensive to flowers.

 

[arista5]

3 Board members to post that this information has already been posted....

 

[GN One Day...]

...10 to post on the "Other Light Bulb Board" asking why the topic was deleted when it was just on the next page.

 

[2quiktocare]

I thought it would only take one, since the problem was obviously just a broken ground wire. LMAO,,,,,,, Mark

 

[Jesse]

Originally posted by GN One Day...
...10 to post on the "Other Light Bulb Board" asking why the topic was deleted when it was just on the next page.

LMAO thats the best one yet

 

[Raven]

2 to ask why the original poster didn't use the Forum's own 'Search' Feature.

44 to point out that they had modified their lightbulbs to glow much brighter than the other members' bulbs/lamps/darksuckers, and that the power company pays them to use them.

5 to point out that their own DIY mods were cheaper than other competing brands of mods and that even though their bulbs took longer to change out, they still won the 'Glow for the Buck' category.

~and~

at least 1 moderator to ask all the members to play nice or that the thread will be locked or deleted.

 

[1badTTA]

1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

And 97 other board members to post "TTT"

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TTT

 

[WE4]

This is soooooo true!!!!!! Funny stuff...


Bruce
WE4

 

[BOOSTD]

LOL Aint it the truth!

1 to say that floresent is better.

BOOSTD

 

[slow87]

I'l be diggin this one up in 6 months,
Muwhahahahaah

 

[Lee_Burough]

TTT