Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Q: How many internet mail list members does it take to change a light bulb? A: 1,331: 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 or 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 are all using 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 which makes light bulbs 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 new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup 47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for, leave it here 143 votes for alt.light.bulb - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html