How Many Forum Members Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
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How Many Forum Members Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
ain't been around much... working 7- 12s at a power plant outage... love the OT miss the sleep;
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How Many Forum Members Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
1 to change the light bulb
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 ****-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"
1 to post "Didn't Julie post a tutorial on Light Bulbs... I can't find it "
37 to ask who Julie is
114 to post "don't bring up Julie"
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"
one to ask if it makes any difference in performance based on globe color
six to raise the same question with horizontal vrs vertical mounting
one to ask what the light bulb's "ampacity" is, and one more to expound on how "ampacity" is not a word, and 40 more to prove that it is indeed a word, but not in that context
one to comment that he just bought light bulbs (lightbulbs, lamps) at Harbor Freight and wants to know if they are any good
one to comment that we need to get a life
one to make a political statement concerning lightbulbs and how they are affecting liberals, conservatives, red or blue state bulb owners and animal activists
one smart *** that says if we didn't turn the switch off so hard the bulbs wouldn't burn out in the first place ( than adds that winkie smiley face ;-) )
and finally
1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
j
bringing back an oldie...
How Many Forum Members Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
1 to change the light bulb
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 ****-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"
1 to post "Didn't Julie post a tutorial on Light Bulbs... I can't find it "
37 to ask who Julie is
114 to post "don't bring up Julie"
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"
one to ask if it makes any difference in performance based on globe color
six to raise the same question with horizontal vrs vertical mounting
one to ask what the light bulb's "ampacity" is, and one more to expound on how "ampacity" is not a word, and 40 more to prove that it is indeed a word, but not in that context
one to comment that he just bought light bulbs (lightbulbs, lamps) at Harbor Freight and wants to know if they are any good
one to comment that we need to get a life
one to make a political statement concerning lightbulbs and how they are affecting liberals, conservatives, red or blue state bulb owners and animal activists
one smart *** that says if we didn't turn the switch off so hard the bulbs wouldn't burn out in the first place ( than adds that winkie smiley face ;-) )
and finally
1 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
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03-04-2014, 09:08 PM
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Well it seems you added some excellent material in the middle.
I had to find the older version.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ve-forums.html
Wouldn't it have been more efficient to just revive the old thread and added your update there? [insert required smiley here]
I had to find the older version.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ve-forums.html
Wouldn't it have been more efficient to just revive the old thread and added your update there? [insert required smiley here]
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