> >please excuse the frivolity, won't do it again, joe > >>: Q: How many newsgroup subscribers 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/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 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.lite.bulb >