Email list wisdom (fwd)

[Patti J. Kurtz]

Good one, Wilson!

wilson.gray at RCN.COM wrote:

>What about the people who tell posters to search the archives, where
>lightbulbs/light bulbs have already been discussed at length and in
>depth some five years ago?
>
>-Wilson Gray
>
>
>
>>>This may strike some as off-topic, but I'm offering it for anyone who
>>>thinks we need to lighten up.
>>>
>>>Peter Mc.
>>>
>>>---------- Forwarded Message ----------
>>>
>>>Please forgive the satire.  It is not mine, but I thought I'd share
>>>it.
>>>
>>>How many list members does it takes to 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
>>>
>>>3 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light
>>>bulbs
>>>
>>>1 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
>>>
>>>1 industry professional to inform the group that the proper term is
>>>"lamp"
>>>
>>>3 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light
>>>bulb"
>>>is perfectly correct
>>>
>>>7 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take
>>>this
>>>discussion to a lightbulb forum
>>>
>>>11 to defend the posting to the group saying that we all use light
>>>bulbs
>>>and therefore the posts are relevant to this group
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>5 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs
>>>
>>>4 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the
>>>corrected
>>>URL.
>>>
>>>3 to post about links they found from the URLs 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?"
>>>
>>>3 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
>>>about
>>>light bulbs"
>>>
>>>1 to tell a funny story about their beagle and a light bulb
>>>
>>>1 group lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and
>>>start
>>>it all over again
>>>
>>>
>>>Marianne Salcedo
>>>Senior Consultant
>>>Compendia Consulting, Inc.
>>>1547 West Turner Street
>>>Allentown, PA 18102 USA
>>>Tel & Fax 610-439-3718
>>>Email m.salcedo at rcn.com
>>>
>>>
>>>---------- End Forwarded Message ----------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>*****************************************************************
>>>Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
>>>******************* pmcgraw at linfield.edu ************************
>>>
>>>
>>--
>>Dennis R. Preston
>>University Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
>>Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African
>>Languages
>>A-740 Wells Hall
>>Michigan State University
>>East Lansing, MI 48824
>>Phone: (517) 432-3099
>>Fax: (517) 432-2736
>>preston at msu.edu
>>
>>
>>

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