Plymouthy Adams Posted January 26, 2012 Report Posted January 26, 2012 How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb.. One 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 one 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 six as stupid 3 standards zealots to point out that light bulbs have been deprecated in the original manual one to call upon everybody to ignore this deprecation Two industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp" 15 know-it-alls who claim that 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" one lurker to respond to the original post six months from now and start it all over again. Quote
roadworthy Posted January 26, 2012 Report Posted January 26, 2012 it's funny because I've seen every example above on one forum or another Quote
greg g Posted January 26, 2012 Report Posted January 26, 2012 Then there is the one guy who feels its his duty to post stuff about how not ot behave on forums.................... Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 26, 2012 Report Posted January 26, 2012 It would be nice if you can keep this all in one thread:confused: Quote
T120 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 ...where's my beer... To be effective, flamebait should be a bit subtle (but not too subtle) so that potential flamers will "take the bait." This term is similar to troll, which is an effort to get a reaction from readers but not necessarily for the purpose of eliciting flames. Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb..One 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 one 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 six as stupid 3 standards zealots to point out that light bulbs have been deprecated in the original manual one to call upon everybody to ignore this deprecation Two industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp" 15 know-it-alls who claim that 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" one lurker to respond to the original post six months from now and start it all over again. Somebody had to Quote it!:eek: Quote
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Tom Skinner Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 And one to challenge all the panty waisted light bulb changers and commenters to a fight. L.O.L. Quote
kfxinsd007 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 Funny as hell - laughed at every line read - Thanks made my day better Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 It would be even funnier iif it wasn't so dang accurate. Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 28, 2012 Report Posted January 28, 2012 You forgot.... one poster to say, it's your light bulb do it the way you want to. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Posted January 28, 2012 way to go Frankie, so far nobody tested the lightbulb (illumination device) either.. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 28, 2012 Report Posted January 28, 2012 If your gonna test it, you should first get yourself a factory shop manual and read it first. Quote
Don Coatney Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 If your gonna test it, you should first get yourself a factory shop manual and read it first. Remember if you test it it is positive ground. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 And make sure the wires are a heavy enough gauge to handle the amps. Quote
Oldguy48 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Posted January 29, 2012 And although we've seen most, if not all of those things on this forum, those things are exactly what keeps most of us coming back to the forum day after day. You just never know what the next post is going to say. And I would miss this forum terribly if I couldn't read it every day.:D:D Quote
1940_dodge Posted January 30, 2012 Report Posted January 30, 2012 You forgot the 1 attempt to hijack the thread for their own problems Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted February 1, 2012 Report Posted February 1, 2012 ...and besides which - they're "bubs".... Quote
Greenbomb Posted February 3, 2012 Report Posted February 3, 2012 Yeah..."bubs". As in "Lat Bubs" Quote
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