birding-aus
Hi Folks
I felt it important to pass on this important message I just received from
Michael & Judy Hines.
PLEASE - NO RESPONSES ARE NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE -to me OR the list!
Russell Woodford
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 11:01:30 +1000
From: Mike & Judy Hines <>
> >Q: How many internet mail list subscribers does it take to change a
> >light bulb?
> >
> >A: 1,343 - 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;
> >
> >41 to correct spelling/grammar flames;
> >
> >6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb";
> >
> >another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive;
> >
> >156 to write to the list administrator about the light bulb
> >discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list;
> >
> >109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please
> >take this email exchange to litebulb-l;
> >
> >203 to demand that cross posting to grammar-l, spelling-l and
> >illuminati-l 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 URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs;
> >
> >14 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and the post the
> >corrected URL's;
> >
> >3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to
> >this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list;
> >
> >33 to link 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;
> >
> >44 to ask what is "FAQ";
> >
> >4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago on
> >Usenet?"
> >
> >143 to ask "what's Usenet?"
> >
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