How many?
Jason Cormier
1 to change the light bulb
1 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
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 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 new forum member to respond to the original post 6 months from now and
start it all over again
wasabi
You forgot to add the dozen or so posters who would try to create a
subbranch of the thread to use as a soapbox for their favorite cause
such as why we shouldn't use lightbulbs made in China because their
currency is undervalued which is causing unemployment in the U.S. or
the implication that white lightbulbs be used instead of yellow ones
or vice versa is racist.
Bryce
times.
"Jason Cormier" <fj...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Louise Bremner
> Wow. How original. Copy and pasted to thousands of newsgroups, thousands
> of times.
<snip>
So you had to go and copy it again, under your top-posted comment?
________________________________________________________________________
Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com)
If you want a reply by e-mail, don't write to my Yahoo address!
Bryce
" Louise Bremner" <dame_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Kevin Wayne Williams
> Hey! gol was my first email account back in 1994 or 1995! How nice!
How many people will have to tell you to stop top-posting before you
listen?
KWW
Bryce
is it bottom posting below nothing?
Louise Bremner
> Well, this isn't really top posting being that there is nothing below it.
> Or is it bottom posting below nothing?
Nope--it's a fine example of nothing posting.
Michael Cash
Bremner) belched the alphabet and kept on going with:
How zennish of him.
Bryce
" Louise Bremner" <dame_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Michael Cash
<fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
going with:
>okay net cop. aren't you late for school?
Few people have done such a splendid job of making friends here in
such a rapid fashion as you have. Fleamarket Jon and Orange Crush were
the standard by which all others were judged previously, but I can see
they're going to have to move the hell out of the way.
Bryce
"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
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Michael Cash
>and I need you as a friend. I really do.
Wouldn't that be a sad statement if true.
No, you don't need me as a friend. Nor any of us, perhaps.
Bryce
"Michael Cash" <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote in message
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Michael Cash
>It's a computer man. I think you might be off your horse.
I left him tied up outside while I was at school. Somebody stole him.
Jason Cormier
<fuk...@takethisout.hotmail.com> wrote:
> Wow. How original. Copy and pasted to thousands of newsgroups, thousands of
> times.
Bryce got punk'd.