How many Bulletin Board posters
does it take to change a light bulb?
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Q: How many Bulletin Board posters does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 87
- 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the BB that the light bulb has been changed
- 8 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
- 5 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs
- 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
- 3 to flame the spell checkers
- 4 to write to the BB administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this BB
- 6 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames
- 9 to post that this BB is not about light bulbs and to please take this exchange to the Light Bulb BB
- 5 to defend the posting to this BB saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts **are** relevant to this BB
- 12 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
- 8 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
- 10 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and to post corrected URLs
- 3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this BB which makes light bulbs relevant to this BB
- 2 to post to the BB that they are leaving because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
- 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ
(NOTE: For those of you unfamiliar with the term bulletin board, the above also applies to Usenet newsgroups, listservs, dial-up BBSs (Bulletin Board Systems) and other similar electronic forums! - slc)
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