Soapbox mode

>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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