Post by wite_c on Sept 4, 2005 23:29:24 GMT -5
QUESTION: How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?
ANSWER:
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 members to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 members to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
1 moderator to move it to the Lighting section.
2 members to argue then move it to the Electrical section.
6 members to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...
another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid.
2 members 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.
19 members to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum.
11 members to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.
36 members 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.
7 members to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
4 members to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 members to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
13 members to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 members to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 members to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 members to say "do a Forum 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.
So, in total, it takes 164 forum members. Yes, I'm counting the moderator, know-it-alls, and lurker as members and no, each one of those has to be a different member, no doubling up.
So, in summery, this forum does not have enough members to change a lightbulb. Or is it "light bulb"?
ANSWER:
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 members to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 members to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
1 moderator to move it to the Lighting section.
2 members to argue then move it to the Electrical section.
6 members to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...
another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid.
2 members 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.
19 members to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum.
11 members to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum.
36 members 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.
7 members to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
4 members to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's.
3 members to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
13 members to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
5 members to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 members to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 members to say "do a Forum 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.
So, in total, it takes 164 forum members. Yes, I'm counting the moderator, know-it-alls, and lurker as members and no, each one of those has to be a different member, no doubling up.
So, in summery, this forum does not have enough members to change a lightbulb. Or is it "light bulb"?
