A lesson in posting

[graemet]

A lesson in Posting:

How many group posters 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 anal-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 group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped

111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group

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"

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"

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again....

[RETIRED]

AND 1 Admin to delete the lot!

[vsquizz]

Well...its fun, can be informative and beats the Bill

Cheers

[Sturdee]

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again....

Although I am not a lurker :eek: may I be the one to point out that we did this about 12 months ago when Eastie made his post called "How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? "
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ead.php?t=5664


Peter.

[simon c]

6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ...

Isn't it a light globe?

[ubeaut]

Please do a search before posting about light bulbs/globes again. Oh, the stress of it all.

[Kev Y.]

can anyone tell me where I might find the relevant OH&S documentation on changing lightglobe/bulbs?

please feel free to post links.

[outback]

I thought they were vacuum enclosed tungsten filament incandescant lamps.



But wot the hay me four

[Grunt]

You forgot about going off topic which reminds me that the wiring in my house probably needs to be looked at. Also, the vegi patch needs a weeding.

[Zed]

my workshop has fluro's. where does that leave me ??

[Geoff Dean]

I still use a candle, who is going to look after my rights? :confused:

Geoff

[Wood Borer]

I prefer hand tool globe changers because they are cheaper than the power globe changers.

There is no skill using powered globe changers and the hand operated ones can be traced back centuries before electricity was discovered which clearly proves my point.

[Wood Borer]

You forgot about going off topic which reminds me that the wiring in my house probably needs to be looked at. Also, the vegi patch needs a weeding.

Grunt can't you be sensible?

You don't wee on vegetable patches you fool - try lemon trees.

[Grunt]

You don't wee on vegetable patches you fool - try lemon trees.

Is this why my vegies taste a little funny?

[Wood Borer]

Depending on what you drink, it could affect you in many ways.