---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 11:02:13 -1000 From: "Brian N. Tissot" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: "Living in a newsgroup" or "UW paper in perspective" >>> Q: How many internet mail list 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. >>> >> >=============================================== >Gert Jan Gast <[log in to unmask]> >Netherlands Institute for Sea Research >Department of Marine Ecology >P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands. >Phone: 31 (0)222 369573. Fax: 31 (0)222 319674. > ======================================== BRIAN TISSOT Associate Professor of Marine Biology Kalakaua Marine Education Center and Marine Science Department University of Hawaii at Hilo 200 West Kawili Street Hilo, HI 96720-4091 808-974-7630 (office) 808-974-7383 (messages) FAX: 808-974-7693 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~tissot/ ========================================