Basil Loc: New Mexico

(from another forum)

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 "lightbulb" 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 forum is not about light bulbs and to please
take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

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

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

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.

1 to state that a light bulb does not emit light, it sucks dark. After it is full, it stays dark.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

14?

AK Grandpa Loc: Anchorage, AK

Amen . . .

duffy021049 Loc: Colorado

That sounds about right

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Unfortunately, that hit our nail right on our heads.

firtree Loc: Florida, USA

Oh, never mind, I'll just do it myself!

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

LOL!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

You nailed it.

paintergus Loc: chicago

True..true

iggy Loc: Southern Utah

42

d3200prime

Yep, that's UHH alright!

Tikva Loc: Waukesha, WI

LOL - sounds about right for anything posted on the Web, UHH being just one example.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

Yep, like I said I found this on another forum. Seems to be SOP on most forums.

repleo Loc: Boston

You forgot a few:
29 asking 'Why do you think you need a new light bulb. What can the one you have not do?'
18 saying 'We need more information on the type of light you want to turn on'.
33 advising 'Don't buy a gray market light bulb. Nikon will never repair it'.
16 advising ' Go to a good light bulb store and handle all of the light bulbs'.
12 saying 'Its not the light bulb that counts - it is the person at the switch'.
52 recommending to buy used or reconditioned light bulbs.
12 warning that mirrorless light bulbs are the future.
16 claiming that good shades are more important than good light bulbs.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Sounds about right!