Posted: 5/3/2012 2:05:06 PM EDT
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Change 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 1 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 6 as stupid 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 Google 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. 2 to say that they have already saw this post and its "old stupid *****" Stolen from another forum, but it made me think of you guys here 
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Change 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 1 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 6 as stupid 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 Google 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. 2 to say that they have already saw this post and its "old stupid *****" Stolen from another forum, but it made me think of you guys here +1 |
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You're missing some. Posts about what to drink I broke the bulb, now what My mom is a truck driver copypasta. Debate about the best method to remove broken bulb Somebody mentions a potato Somebody else reminds OP to turn the power off OP misses that and electrocutes himself Discussion about treating electrical burns OP's wife is pissed/laughing/leaving |
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You're missing some. Posts about what to drink I broke the bulb, now what My mom is a truck driver copypasta. Debate about the best method to remove broken bulb Somebody mentions a potato Somebody else reminds OP to turn the power off OP misses that and electrocutes himself Discussion about treating electrical burns OP's wife is pissed/laughing/leaving Also forgot +1 post whores. Oh, and +1 |
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Change 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 1 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 6 as stupid 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 Google 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. 2 to say that they have already saw this post and its "old stupid *****" Stolen from another forum, but it made me think of you guys here me too |
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Quoted: Quoted: ....and then the hourglassing is started by the few snarky night crew peeps and the thread is disappeared by mods.  What is "hourglassing"? People keep hitting QUOTE to reply to the thread and these little quote boxes start adding up. Till it reaches a point that one post is 6" of quote boxes with a 3 word reply at the bottom. |
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....and then the hourglassing is started by the few snarky night crew peeps and the thread is disappeared by mods. What is "hourglassing"? People keep hitting QUOTE to reply to the thread and these little quote boxes start adding up. Till it reaches a point that one post is 6" of quote boxes with a 3 word reply at the bottom. Never seen that before. Is is really that big of an issue? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: ....and then the hourglassing is started by the few snarky night crew peeps and the thread is disappeared by mods. What is "hourglassing"? People keep hitting QUOTE to reply to the thread and these little quote boxes start adding up. Till it reaches a point that one post is 6" of quote boxes with a 3 word reply at the bottom. Never seen that before. Is is really that big of an issue? Sure way to get Mod/Staff on your ass..... |