How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

Hope this isn't a jambog.... thought it was humorous. Sorry if it's a repost.


How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

1 to change the light bulb and 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

41 to correct spelling/grammar flames

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.``

You forgot the 1 moderator to post that the thread has been closed.

Just curious…how did you end up with those numbers?

MYmacROX said:

You forgot the 1 moderator to post that the thread has been closed.

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Can't close it until one moderator merges the duplicate threads and another moves it to the appropriate forum.

Don't forget those post that totally derails the thread. >_<"

Hey guys! I'm thinking of getting a new lightbulb. But I heard that an updated lightbulb might be coming out this summer. Is this a good time to buy a lightbulb? I'm tired of sitting in the dark, but I'd rather keep using candles if a better lightbulb is coming out this summer. What should I do?

and my second favorite...

I think my lightbulb is getting too hot. After it's been on for a while, I've noticed that it seems to get really warm. It's really bright, and the heat doesn't seem to bother it, but I think something might be wrong. How hot should my lightbulb get?

How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?

They can't. Its a hardware problem!

Jaygray said:

Hey guys! I'm thinking of getting a new lightbulb. But I heard that an updated lightbulb might be coming out this summer. Is this a good time to buy a lightbulb? I'm tired of sitting in the dark, but I'd rather keep using candles if a better lightbulb is coming out this summer. What should I do?

and my second favorite...

I think my lightbulb is getting too hot. After it's been on for a while, I've noticed that it seems to get really warm. It's really bright, and the heat doesn't seem to bother it, but I think something might be wrong. How hot should my lightbulb get?

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Sounds familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. >_>"

Jaygray said:

Hey guys! I'm thinking of getting a new lightbulb. But I heard that an updated lightbulb might be coming out this summer. Is this a good time to buy a lightbulb? I'm tired of sitting in the dark, but I'd rather keep using candles if a better lightbulb is coming out this summer. What should I do?

and my second favorite...

I think my lightbulb is getting too hot. After it's been on for a while, I've noticed that it seems to get really warm. It's really bright, and the heat doesn't seem to bother it, but I think something might be wrong. How hot should my lightbulb get?

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I dropped my lamp in a sink full of water.
I wiped all the water off the surface of the bulb, and turned the lamp on, and it wouldn't even light up!
How much would it cost to fix it?
Is it covered under warranty?

My lightbulb doesn't work. I've tried "everything". What should I do?

bobtomay said:

My lightbulb doesn't work. I've tried "everything". What should I do?

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It may help us if you could describe what is is that isn't working, the specs, and what you have tried to troubleshoot the problem.

6string said:

It may help us if you could describe what is is that isn't working, the specs, and what you have tried to troubleshoot the problem.

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I'm not an idiot. I already tried everything.

It's a 60 watt lightbulb, and it doesn't work. I tried shaking it. What else do you want to know?

Should I call Apple to see if they'll cover it under warranty?

bobtomay said:

I'm not an idiot. I already tried everything.

It's a 60 watt lightbulb, and it doesn't work. I tried shaking it. What else do you want to know?

Should I call Apple to see if they'll cover it under warranty?

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I wasn't suggesting that you were an idiot, although others may think that you are but I'll assume that you've tried taking it out of the box, screwing it in, and flicking the light switch, so if shaking it didn't fix it, it could be time to give Apple a call and see.
By the way, when you say it doesn't work, do you mean that it doesn't light up at all, or it doesn't light up as much as others told you it does?

*Please stop posting it as LIGHTBULB, it's Lightbulb.

Kevriano said:

Let me google that for you

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If you click the above link, the 10th listing is this thread!

Yep - cool huh!

Can someone tell me what this thread is all about ?
Btw ... I think the correct answer is 41.
Did I win anything ?

Cheers ... McBie

Hi, I'm new here. What a great forum! Hope I can learn a lot and help others sometime.

I have discovered that if you light a bulb at night , it will attract insects and bugs.
Can it also attract viruses ?

Cheers ... McBie

( This is getting silly )