> > HOW MANY E-MAIL LIST SUBSCRIBERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE
> > A LIGHT BULB?
> > Answer: 1,118
> >
> > 1 to change the light bulb and to post to the 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 post to the list administrator complaining about the light
> bulb
> > discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list.
> >
> > 41 to correct spelling in the the spelling/grammar flames.
> >
> > 109 to post that this list if 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 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 summarize 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.
> >
> > 1 from the list admin notifying that the list is looking for a
> bigger
> > server to handle the load.
>
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