How many Internet mail list subscribers does
it take to change a light bulb?
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1 to change the light bulb and to post
to the mail list that the light bulb has been changed
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14 to share similar experiences of
changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
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7 to caution about the dangers of changing
light bulbs.
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27 to point out spelling/grammar errors
in posts about changing light bulbs.
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53 to flame the spell checkers
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156 to write to the list administrator
complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to
this mail list.
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41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar
flames.
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109 to post that this list is not about
light bulbs and to please take this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb
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203 to demand that cross posting to
alt.grammar, alt.spelling and alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs
be stopped.
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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.
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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.
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27 to post URLs where one can see examples
of different light bulbs
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14 to post that the URLs were posted
incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs.
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3 to post about links they found from
the URLs that are relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant
to this list.
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33 to concatenate all posts to date,
then quote them including all headers and footers, and then add “Me Too.”
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12 to post to the list that they are
unsubscribing because they cannot handle the light bulb controversey.
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19 to quote the “Me Too’s” to say,
“Me Three.”
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4 to suggest that posters request the
light bulb FAQ.
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1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb
newsgroup.
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47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion
was meant for, leave it here.
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143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
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