how forums work

varova87

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Mar 21, 2006
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no idea if this has been on this site before, but I got a kick out of it...

How forums work....

How many forum members does it takes 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 would 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.
 

Great Pumpkin

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Apr 20, 2004
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New Jersey
varova87 said:
no idea if this has been on this site before, but I got a kick out of it...

How forums work....

How many forum members does it takes 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 would 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.

Me too.
 

Loydster

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Apr 20, 2004
685
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dont forget that someone will have to bring up the subject of the backpack lamp and its maker and wonder what happened to their backpack lamp and then be threatened with a banning
 
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PCracer51

Guest
spydrjon said:
Light bulbs is perfectly acceptable.

Shouldn't it be either:
Light bulbs ARE perfectly accpetable.
or
Light BULB is perfectly acceptable.


Recomend moving to technical section, specifically the LR3 board.
 

KngTgr

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May 20, 2005
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Fairfax, VA
I used to work for GE and even though both are acceptable, "Lamp" is a more appropriate word to describe it, and then we have the incandescent "lamp"...fluorescent lamp, etc.
 

KngTgr

Well-known member
May 20, 2005
1,323
14
Fairfax, VA
PCracer51 said:
Shouldn't it be either:
Light bulbs ARE perfectly accpetable.
or
Light BULB is perfectly acceptable.


Recomend moving to technical section, specifically the LR3 board.

I think "light Bulbs is perfectly acceptable" is correct, considering that we are talking about the term "light bulbs" and not a multiplicity of bulbs
 

Justin Kurosaki

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Apr 21, 2004
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Arizona
KngTgr said:
I think "light Bulbs is perfectly acceptable" is correct, considering that we are talking about the term "light bulbs" and not a multiplicity of bulbs

Agreed, but the oh the irony... Great thread, so true!

-justin

<goes back into lurk mode>