sienna Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? Just for a bit of a giggle, i borrowed this from another forum. 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. 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. 56 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy". 19 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group 23 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped. 11 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group. 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. 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?" 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.... There you go! I just had to dig up this old goodie! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicfreak Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 so very true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andi Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? Just for a bit of a giggle, i borrowed this from another forum. 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. 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. 56 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy". 19 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group 23 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped. 11 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group. 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. 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?" 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.... :roftl: hilarious!!!! and sooooo true!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
findingmywords Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 It's all so true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika Freaka =) Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 hahaha i can picture all of that! lol then after all that administraters come to scold about wattage use lol:roftl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Bump! Because it's good to remind ourselves about forums from time to time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? Just for a bit of a giggle, i borrowed this from another forum. 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. 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. 56 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy". 19 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group 23 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped. 11 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group. 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. 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?" 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.... You forgot the part where the explanation paper on how to change the light is in French instead of English and the discussion that follows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I love it You forgot the part where the explanation paper on how to change the light is in French instead of English and the discussion that follows True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceebs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 You forgot the part where the explanation paper on how to change the light is in French instead of English and the discussion that follows Or how about the information about when the light bulb will go to LA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerMoment1608 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 This post is one of my favorites, didn't know we had it on MFC as well Or how about the information about when the light bulb will go to LA? ...or will be hanging there again: Just to point out how relevant light bulbs are for this group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Just to point out how relevant light bulbs are for this group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwendin Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too". I so hate it! Or how about the information about when the light bulb will go to LA? Just to point out how relevant light bulbs are for this group Laughing too much now, belly ache and crying I love this fandom. How couldn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceebs Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 THE LIGHTBULB HAS LANDED! Looking forward to some amazing results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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