How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

GeoScrubers · Post by **GeoScrubers** » 22 February 08 9:31 pm

How many forum 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

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.

GeoScrubers · Post by **GeoScrubers** » 22 February 08 9:37 pm

.......and before you think "hasn't this been done here before".....<br> ........yes, but not since 2005

setsujoku · Post by **setsujoku** » 22 February 08 9:43 pm

it also takes 3 hippies to remind people about energy efficient bulbs

another person to remind you to never handle the glass of the bulb

no one to check their grammer

And someone lurking around to post a tea pot for when the job is done

Swampy · Post by **Swampy** » 22 February 08 10:11 pm

And the one smart-%^# that says you are all wrong because they are called "light globes" not bulbs.....

gibbo003 · Post by **gibbo003** » 22 February 08 11:55 pm

Sorry but I think the true name is Luminaires. So were do you think that will put me in the list.

Mr Router · Post by **Mr Router** » 23 February 08 11:14 am

gibbo003 wrote:Sorry but I think the true name is Luminaires. So were do you think that will put me in the list.

Fine question

jabes7 · Post by **jabes7** » 23 February 08 2:53 pm

and 1 to tell us it isn't about the numbers of light bulbs we change, it's about the journey.

Cheesy pigs · Post by **Cheesy pigs** » 23 February 08 3:45 pm

And at least 5 to say that light bulbs are too new-fangled, and we should go back to candles or camp fires which were much cheaper, and we could make them ourselves and didnt need to pay through the nose for them.

Post by **CraigRat** » 23 February 08 4:12 pm

3 to complain when people offer light bulbs for free, then complain about the price of the non-free ones.

CanSolo · Post by **CanSolo** » 23 February 08 6:54 pm

500 people to view the thread and wonder WTF are they on about??!

SamCarter · Post by **SamCarter** » 23 February 08 7:29 pm

6 to start a flame war on the relative merits of Mirabella vs Philips.

pprass · Post by **pprass** » 26 February 08 1:36 pm

So - it takes 185 eh

Wingaap · Post by **Wingaap** » 26 February 08 9:29 pm

All of the above is fine. However, what about the basic question -
does the lamp/bulb/globe want to change

5commer3 · Post by **5commer3** » 26 February 08 9:55 pm

This could all possibly change depending on if it a was a bayonet or screw in lamp/bulb/globe

Boagsratz · Post by **Boagsratz** » 26 February 08 10:17 pm

and another uber-greenie scientist(amature but with well informed opinions, none the less , who believes that Dr Karl is the new einstien) to argue that the new light convuleted tubes are not as green as they may seem, and should have replaced the whole system with solar powered led, if only we could find an efficient and 'green ' way of storing the power to enable them. and are neither bulbs nor globes...