Post by Rhonda Elizabeth on Aug 6, 2008 15:02:05 GMT -5
Some of you may be new to forums ... some of you (like me) may be a forum veteran. Either way, read this and for the newbies - lean something and for you veterans - have a laugh ...
Q: How many Bombay Black forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 1,374
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed while The Ride was playing;
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently if the song had been Misery;
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs while listening to music;
12 to post about how radio sucks because they never play Bombay Black;
4 to remind everyone to stay on topic – changing light bulbs while listening to a Bombay Black song;
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;
156 to e-mail the moderators complaining that forum members are in violation of “forum use policy"
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to the General Area;
203 to demand that cross posting to threads on the forum and yahoo groups about changing light bulbs be stopped;
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that Bombay Black uses light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group;
100 to post that since a Bombay Black song was playing at the time the bulb was changed that the topic is relevant;
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, what brands are faulty and exactly which Bombay Black song should be playing when light bulbs are changed;
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs used by the band;
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and the 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" by saying "Me three;"
4 to suggest that posters read the forum FAQ;
44 to ask what is "FAQ";
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a thread and/or a FAQ search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
34 to say "on Ebay---vintage Bombay Black light bulbs---no reserve"
1 forum newbie to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
Typical Forum Thread
Q: How many Bombay Black forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 1,374
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed while The Ride was playing;
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently if the song had been Misery;
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs while listening to music;
12 to post about how radio sucks because they never play Bombay Black;
4 to remind everyone to stay on topic – changing light bulbs while listening to a Bombay Black song;
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;
156 to e-mail the moderators complaining that forum members are in violation of “forum use policy"
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to the General Area;
203 to demand that cross posting to threads on the forum and yahoo groups about changing light bulbs be stopped;
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that Bombay Black uses light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group;
100 to post that since a Bombay Black song was playing at the time the bulb was changed that the topic is relevant;
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, what brands are faulty and exactly which Bombay Black song should be playing when light bulbs are changed;
27 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs used by the band;
14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and the 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" by saying "Me three;"
4 to suggest that posters read the forum FAQ;
44 to ask what is "FAQ";
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 to say "do a thread and/or a FAQ search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
34 to say "on Ebay---vintage Bombay Black light bulbs---no reserve"
1 forum newbie to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again
