Do we really need this sort of posting on clug? :p
On Tue, 2006-01-03 at 22:06, Nick Rout wrote: > I am sure a few of you use web based forums from time to time for > support and will enjoy this: > > How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? > > 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 > > 1 to move it to the Lighting section > > 2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section > > 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light > bulbs > > 5 to flame the spell checkers > > 3 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 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 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take > this discussion to a lightbulb forum > > 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light > bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum > > 36 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 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs > > 4 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 > > 13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including > all headers and signatures, and add "Me too" > > 5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they > cannot handle the light bulb controversy > > 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?" > > 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 from now and > start it all over again. -- Don Gould
