# how many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

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**Created:** [May 25, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/237000 "2008-05-25T04:01:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Allstar\_Graphics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/allstar_graphics/32/6287_2.png) [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/237000/1 "2008-05-25T04:01:32Z")

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How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post 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

6 to argue over whether it’s “lightbulb” or “light bulb” …

another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is  
“lamp”

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that “light  
bulb” is perfectly correct

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take  
this discussion to a light bulb forum

11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light  
bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

36 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

5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs

15 People to post “I can’t see S$%^!” and their own light bulbs

7 to post URL’s where one can see examples of different light bulbs

4 to post that the URL’s were posted incorrectly and then post the  
corrected URL’s

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including  
all headers and signatures, and add “Me too” of “x2”

5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they  
cannot handle the light bulb controversy

4 to say “didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”

13 to say “do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about  
light bulbs”

1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and  
start it all over again.

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**Author:** ![freakLS7](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freakls7/32/6298_2.png) [@freakLS7](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/freakLS7)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/237000/2 "2008-05-25T05:37:56Z")

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haha!^

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**Author:** ![RSXTC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@RSXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RSXTC)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/237000/3 "2008-05-25T15:05:50Z")

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Very true. :lol

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**Author:** ![Swifty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@Swifty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Swifty)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/237000/4 "2008-05-26T01:17:16Z")

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but seriously, my lightbulb is out and i need help replacing it.
