Scott wrote:

> LIGHT BULB - Mail List Style
>
> Q: How many mail list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?
>
> A: 1,309:
>
> 1  to change the light bulb and to post to the mail list 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.
>
> 156  to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb
> discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list.
>
> 41  to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
>
> 109  to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take this
> email exchange to alt.lite.bulb
>
> 203  to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling and
> alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs be stopped.
>
> 111  to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use light bulbs
> and therefore the posts ARE relevant to this mail list.
>
> 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 URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
>
> 14  to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected
> URLs.
>
> 3  to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this
> list.
>
> 33  to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them including all headers
> and footers, and then add "Me Too".
>
> 12  to post to the list that they are unsubscribing 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.
>
> 1  to propose a new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
>
> 47  to say this is just what lis-elib was meant for, leave it here.
>
> 143  votes for alt.lite.bulb
>
> Scott
>
> "Bad Command or File Name. Good try, though, eh?" - Anonymous Canadian.

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