Bob-damnit, I love "that knitting site," however, this is soooo incredibly true about some of the forums:
How many "Remangst" Group members does it take to change a lightbulb?
One to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
Seven to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
Seven more to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
Three to correct spelling/grammar errors.
Six to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb."
Another six to condemn those six as stupid.
Fifteen to claim experience in the lighting industry and give the correct spelling.
Nineteen to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb (or light bulb) forum.
Eleven to defend the posting to the group saying that we all use light bulbs, and therefore the posts are relevant to this group.
Thirty-six 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.
Seven to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
Four to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL.
Three to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
Thirteen to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too."
Five to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
Four to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
Thirteen to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs."
Three to tell a funny story about their cat and a light bulb.
AND
One group lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now with something unrelated and start it all over again.
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7 comments:
Funny and oh so true! You crack me UP! Hope you had a wonderful holiday and that you will have a speedy recovery from your surgery!!
So, so true!! There are certain groups I avoid for just this reason. Thank goodness for being able to sort into tabs and ignoring those tabs as well as that ignore thread feature!
I hear ya, MsLindz! Even Forumpeek wasn't enough for me to "not look." I had to eventually unjoin a few groups so I wouldn't see them in my forum section.
But won't someone mention that one should never permit a child to change a light bulb or the dangers of loosely screwed light bulbs near babies and pets?
Those are the posts I anticipate
Don't forget: One Moderator to post to please stop bickering about light bulbs and to please post respectfully.
Oh nozzzzzzzzzzz! Think of the childrenzzzzzzzzz!
Don't forget one poster to ask if she can bring her knitting needles on an airplane, even though it's got nothing to do with anything and has been asked eleventy billion times!
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