The Nature of a Forum

I found this today on another forum and thought you all might get a kick out of it as well:

Did you know......
How many forum posters does it take 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 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.

1 to say that the bulb is too noisy.

100 to say that Philips is the best brand

2 to say that G.E. is the best brand

4 to say that "I have a bigger bulb then you do."

2 M.W.Bs to ask which end do I unscrew. Mothers with Bulbs.

1000s to say "Ill change your lightbulb, TFP

I changed a bulb once. Once!

Yeah, like Nikon and ummmm.....uhhhhh.....?? 

5 to say that no serious light bulb changer would think of using a store brand light bulb. That's the sure sign of an amateur lamp technician.

3 more would add that amateur lamp changers willing to work for pennies on the the turn are taking food out of the mouths of the TRUE professionals children.

I should report that post to the moderators.   

Do the number of watts really matter?

filament?  hm, and here I thought it was the quality of the glass, and you know the quality of the glass made to use the lightbulb is only as good as the finish.  Myself, I prefer frosted to clear, the diffusion is much more "organic" and flattering.