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From: Howard Johnston <>
Subject: [HACKETT-L] [Fwd: EXPERIENCES OF A MAILING LIST
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 15:36:36 -0600


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People on the Hackett & Preadmore Mailing Lists:
This has absolutely nothing to do with either Hacketts or Predmores et al.
However, it accurately describes what happens on some mailing lists when
things start to get "out of hand".
Have a good laugh!!

BETH SAURER wrote:

> Hi friends!
>
> No new url to contribute here........but I noticed some "discussion"
> occurring on our list.....so I thought I'd lighten-your-day a bit and
> share this "Discussion Group" post for all to enjoy!
>
> Much love and many smiles,
>
> Beth* .....San Diego, California..... *;)
>
> The following is from the "Just 4 Laughs humor list":
>
> Discussion group subscribers...
>
> Q: How many internet mail list discussion group subscribers does it take
> to change a light bulb?
>
> A: 1,331:
>
> 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
>
> 156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb
> discussion and its
> inappropriateness to this mail list.
>
> 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
>
> 109 to post that this list is 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 are 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 concatenate 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
> controversey.
>
> 19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."
>
> 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
>
> 1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
>
> 47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for, leave
> it here.
>
> 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
>
> ==== NEW-GEN-URL Mailing List ====
> List owner is Nadine and can be reached at
>
> contact me if you have any probelms with the list.

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Hi friends!

No new url to contribute here........but I noticed some "discussion"
occurring on our list.....so I thought I'd lighten-your-day a bit and
share this "Discussion Group" post for all to enjoy!

Much love and many smiles,

Beth* .....San Diego, California..... *;)

The following is from the "Just 4 Laughs humor list":

Discussion group subscribers...

Q: How many internet mail list discussion group subscribers does it take
to change a light bulb?

A: 1,331:

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

156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb
discussion and its
inappropriateness to this mail list.

41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.

109 to post that this list is 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 are 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 concatenate 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
controversey.

19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three."

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.

1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup.

47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for, leave
it here.

143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.

==== NEW-GEN-URL Mailing List ====
List owner is Nadine and can be reached at

contact me if you have any probelms with the list.

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