Not OT. How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?
Shawk
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
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.
Shawk
Jellybean
> 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
Go away troll.
Etal
Stop double-post. It came through the first time.
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Etal
> 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
[the rest of the 'sad but very funny because it's true' list
omitted]
>
> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-208
Addendum)
1 making a double-posting.
At least 1 responding complaining about it.
Shawk
New here are we?
Shawk
> Shawk wrote:
>
>> 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been
>> changed
>
> [the rest of the 'sad but very funny because it's true' list omitted]
>
>>
>> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-208
>
> Addendum)
> 1 making a double-posting.
> At least 1 responding complaining about it.
Lol. Just installed Win7 and reinstalled TBird and the first post
didn't seem to send. Apols.
Elmer Fudd
>
> New here are we?
>
Nope, and not only are you a troll but you are a double posting troll so
that makes you a spammer too.
JAB
It's just the same little tw@t that regularly changes his name to try
and avoid killfiles. Fortunately he's rather easy to spot as you just
look for posts that look as though they've come from a not very bright
10 year old ...
Nostromo
Domini:
Shit, that describes at least a dozen or more asshats here in .action! <BFG>
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Nostromo
JLC
Dude you need to STFU and go back to playing with your Playdough. Shawk
has been around for a very long time. And how long have you been posting
on this group? Christ Usenet is dying and we still have SOB's like you
calling people trolls. This group used to get 250 or more posts a DAY.
Now if we get 10 we're having a good day.
JLC
JLC
>
> Stop double-post. It came through the first time.
>
>
woodwork. What are you going to say, he's wasting precious bandwidth!
Go bust some old lady for Jaywalking. That will make you feel like a big
man.
JLC
Etal
Some of us have been on Usenet since the dawn on man when
one payed per minute charges to access it. There is no reason to
act recklessly just because you no longer are.
Besides, after deducting what's used up by the U-, the me-
and the XXX-tubes, there is precious little bandwidth left for
important things like bickering on Usenet. Stop it or i'll have
you removed from Internet.
Etal
He! I was speculating that, because of the content, it was done
on purpose.
Addendum #2)
Arguments back and forth over who has a right to post complaints
depending on if they are regulars in the group or not, and how
long the various parties have been on Usenet.
Elmer Fudd
>And how long have you been posting
> on this group?
Since 1993. Is that long enough to award me membership to the "boys" club?
Elmer Fudd
> Shit, that describes at least a dozen or more asshats here in .action! <BFG>
>
Yes, it describes 99% of you game pirating douchebags perfectly.
Tim O
<lo...@sig.bcause.this.is.invalid> wrote:
> Some of us have been on Usenet since the dawn on man when
>one payed per minute charges to access it. There is no reason to
>act recklessly just because you no longer are.
> Besides, after deducting what's used up by the U-, the me-
>and the XXX-tubes, there is precious little bandwidth left for
>important things like bickering on Usenet. Stop it or i'll have
>you removed from Internet.
Yea, I heard within 2 years the entire original internet bandwidth
will be used up. Replacing it will require two strong men, and and it
costs nearly $40 for the new band from Home Depot.
I don't want that on my conscience, so you won't be hearing any
bullshit from me.
Elmer Fudd
> OMG Shawk made a mistake and we have a Usenet cop come out of the
> woodwork. What are you going to say, he's wasting precious bandwidth!
> Go bust some old lady for Jaywalking. That will make you feel like a big
> man.
>
> JLC
The 'j' in jaywalking is not capitalized unless it is the beginning of a
sentence, moron.
Tim O
wrote:
Well probably, if you didn't use 48,000 different user names.
JLC
Thank You.
JLC
JLC
And you call people on this group Trolls? Interesting.
JLC
(I'm feeding this Troll because I'm bored)
JLC
Man you are bring up some old ,old memories from the good old days when
Usenet was for the cool kids at collage, and there was always some guys
that thought that they had to enforce the rules because they where such
super nerds.
I remember when AOL and Web TV users started posting. We all thought it
was the end of Usenet. We had no idea at the time a little known program
called "Mosaic" which could be used to look at the "World Wide Web",
would someday doom Usenet. Now Usenet is but but a faint shadow of what
it once was.
JLC
Elmer Fudd
> Well probably, if you didn't use 48,000 different user names.
Nope, only about 100 or so.
Elmer Fudd
>And you call people on this group Trolls? Interesting.
>JLC
>(I'm feeding this Troll because I'm bored)
I troll because I am equally bored. It's cheaper than wasting money on beer.
Tim O
wrote:
>Tim O wrote:
>
>> Well probably, if you didn't use 48,000 different user names.
>
>Nope, only about 100 or so.
Yea, thats about 95 too many over the course of 16 years.
Elmer Fudd
> Yea, thats about 95 too many over the course of 16 years.
This is Usenet and there are no rules I am required to follow as far as
I am concerned. I have three computers connected to the internet and
each one has a Usenet account set up, 2 have have 2 different Usenet
accounts and I have all of them using different names. I live in a free
country so do as I please. I am not here to please you.
Tim O
wrote:
>Tim O wrote:
I don't care about any of that. You brought up why you weren't really
accepted and I told you.
Someone who keeps changing their identity nearly always does it
because they're a creep. Don't ask if you don't want to know.
noman
[interesting list snipped]
>
> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-208
Great list that I remembered reading somewhere long time ago in a
galaxy far far away. At one point, this group and especially
csipg.strategic really did have threads with that many posters and
where the posts followed this same pattern.
Few more points I'd like to add,
* 7 to argue that you are not actually buying a light bulb, just
renting it, since it can stop working any day.
* 5 to point out that the bulbs were main-streamed (and thus
marginalized) ever since the power rating was displayed prominently
rather than the old, hard and *real* way of finding the power
consumption through a power meter.
* 1 to start an online-petition for that matter
* 17 to give 1-star reviews on Amazon for the light bulb product and
any other products made by that manufacturer.
* 10 to claim the Amazon product page doesn't open on their browser.
* 5 to suggest using "administrator" or "winxp compatibility" mode
* 6 to remember how good light bulbs used to be and how much they
despise these MOTS light bulbs.
* 3 to say that instead of buying the light bulb, they are waiting for
the gold-version that will come out in about an year's time with a
product manual, additional small light bulbs for kitchen appliances, a
step-ladder, and a voucher for the local handyman service for bulb
replacement.
* 4 to caution that they see flicker with these light bulbs when using
dimmers.
* 2 to ridicule the flicker posts saying human eye can't see more than
24 frames per second any way.
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Noman
Shawk
> Shawk wrote:
>
> [interesting list snipped]
>> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article09-208
>
>
> * 7 to argue that you are not actually buying a light bulb, just
> renting it, since it can stop working any day.
> * 5 to point out that the bulbs were main-streamed (and thus
> marginalized) ever since the power rating was displayed prominently
> rather than the old, hard and *real* way of finding the power
> consumption through a power meter.
> * 1 to start an online-petition for that matter
> * 17 to give 1-star reviews on Amazon for the light bulb product and
> any other products made by that manufacturer.
> * 10 to claim the Amazon product page doesn't open on their browser.
> * 5 to suggest using "administrator" or "winxp compatibility" mode
> * 6 to remember how good light bulbs used to be and how much they
> despise these MOTS light bulbs.
> * 3 to say that instead of buying the light bulb, they are waiting for
> the gold-version that will come out in about an year's time with a
> product manual, additional small light bulbs for kitchen appliances, a
> step-ladder, and a voucher for the local handyman service for bulb
> replacement.
> * 4 to caution that they see flicker with these light bulbs when using
> dimmers.
> * 2 to ridicule the flicker posts saying human eye can't see more than
> 24 frames per second any way.
Nice one...
NuQ
<at the risk of responding 2 days later>
The sheer weight of the irony of this thread
is....too.....much...to....ta-ke...(errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....................)
Tim O
Elmer Fudd
> I don't care about any of that. You brought up why you weren't really
> accepted and I told you.
>
> Someone who keeps changing their identity nearly always does it
> because they're a creep. Don't ask if you don't want to know.
When one uses quotation marks around a word it means it is being used
sarcastically. Go back and read what I posted and you will see I was
being sarcastic about being accepted as a member of the "boys" club.
Lone wolfs are not insecure and need acceptance from anyone like you
little boys do. I prefer asshole to creep but whatever works for you is
fine with me.
Tim O
wrote:
>When one uses quotation marks around a word it means it is being used
>sarcastically. Go back and read what I posted and you will see I was
>being sarcastic about being accepted as a member of the "boys" club.
>
>Lone wolfs are not insecure and need acceptance from anyone like you
>little boys do. I prefer asshole to creep but whatever works for you is
>fine with me.
OK lonely wolf, whatever gets you through the day.
Ayatollah of rock 'n' roller
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I have been here since 700 BC, so I win against everyone.
Nostromo
2009 10:39:00 -0000, Anno Domini:
Before anyone gets one-uppetty, I've been on Usenet since the Big Bang (the
first one), so there! >8^P
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Nostromo
Shawk
Ah... so you are only a second generation human then?