So funny, but so true
How many webmaster-forums addicts does it take to screw in a light bulb?
1 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
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 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
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 search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
You will probabely drawback to other forums to...this is simpley how it is and it is hillarious!!!
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 06:46 — 18th December 2003.
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heh, excellent.
brady.k posted this at 18:46 — 18th December 2003.
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lol
necrotic posted this at 19:08 — 18th December 2003.
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LOL! I was rolling when I read that. Its so true, especially with a younger crowd.
Suzanne posted this at 19:32 — 18th December 2003.
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A younger crowd or newer forums. It seems as the communities develop there are stages when this is so true it's painful, lol.
Over the last 8 years I've been involved with the web (whoa, pardon me!? damn, time flies!) I've seen communities rise and fall -- larger communities fall prey to the more stereotypical reactions, then fall back to a generally respectful place. Or they fail spectacularly!
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Busy posted this at 21:56 — 18th December 2003.
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so you need to add
a few people to say "back in my day .... " hehe
Suzanne posted this at 23:24 — 18th December 2003.
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ack, I'm a cliché! ack!
TargetZion posted this at 07:28 — 26th April 2004.
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Meh, it happens... lol...
DU-Squid posted this at 00:20 — 19th December 2003.
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lmao that was great
Jack Michaelson posted this at 08:16 — 23rd December 2003.
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great
modulargaming posted this at 14:48 — 18th June 2004.
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Great
andy206uk posted this at 15:45 — 18th June 2004.
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me too
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