[pct-l] OT--how many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

[Connie Davis]

Sorry if you have seen this before, I saw it recently on another list  
I belong to (for folks who use people-powered sewing machines, which  
goes to prove PTC'ers have a wide range of outside interests).  I  
thought it fit some recent PCT-L events and hope I'm not being the  
last mentioned group.  Not sure if Nancy in KY originated it, but  
kudos to whoever wrote it:

How Many Forum Members Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?

1 to change the light bulb then post about it

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the
light bulb could've been changed differently

1 to move it to the Lighting folder

2 to argue and then move it to the Electrical folder

7 to point out grammar/spelling errors in post about changing light
bulbs

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

6 to argue whether it's a light bulb or lightbulb

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 the discussion to the 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 discuss the dangers of changing light bulbs without a
professional opinion

5 to post a disclaimer that they are not light bulb experts, nor do
they play one on TV and that anyone planning on changing their own
light bulb should consult a professional

7 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs

4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then to post the
correct URLs

3 to post about links they found from the URLs 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


Nancy in KY