Kayot
02-25-2007, 03:22 PM
Light Bulb
Q: How many EQemu forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 473:
1 to change the light bulb and to post to the forum that the light bulb has been changed
5 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
3 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
4 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
10 to flame the spell checkers
12 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 proclaimed industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
35 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this forum.
25 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
15 who claim that they were previously in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
45 to defend the posting to this list saying that we are all using light bulbs and therefore the posts **are** relevant to this mail list.
5 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.
3 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
16 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs.
3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list.
4 to discuss how AA's need to be fixed
20 to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them including all headers and footers, and then add "Me Too."
12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot handle the light bulb controversey.
19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
1 to propose a new light bulb forum section.
47 to say this is just what the Cold Fusion Section was meant for, leave it here.
143 votes for the new forum.
13 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 later to start it all over again.
Q: How many EQemu forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 473:
1 to change the light bulb and to post to the forum that the light bulb has been changed
5 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
3 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
4 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
10 to flame the spell checkers
12 to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 proclaimed industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
35 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this forum.
25 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
15 who claim that they were previously in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
45 to defend the posting to this list saying that we are all using light bulbs and therefore the posts **are** relevant to this mail list.
5 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.
3 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
16 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs.
3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list.
4 to discuss how AA's need to be fixed
20 to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them including all headers and footers, and then add "Me Too."
12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot handle the light bulb controversey.
19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
1 to propose a new light bulb forum section.
47 to say this is just what the Cold Fusion Section was meant for, leave it here.
143 votes for the new forum.
13 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 later to start it all over again.