SC - Fw: Internet mailing lists OT

redbear redbear at hollinet.com
Thu Jun 10 19:40:57 PDT 1999


If you have seen this already, I'm sorry - I just couldn't resist. Branwen >
>>
>>Q:  How many internet mail list 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 are 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 controversey.
>>
>>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.
>>
>

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