Shorewall users - Sep 2003 - Fwd: How many posters to change a light bulb? (fwd)

I simply must share this and I''m grateful that this doesn''t
characterize
the Shorewall list.

-Tom
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Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:06:29 -0700
From: Marty Turner <martytur@pacbell.net>
To: martytur@pacbell.net
Subject: Fwd: How many posters to change a light bulb?

This will only be funny if you''ve ever posted email to an Internet news
group.

>How many posters (to a newsgroup/online forum/mailing list) 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
>lightbulb 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.
>41 to correct the spelling/grammar flames
>6 to argue over whether it''s "lightbulb" or "light
bulb"...another 6 to
>condemn those 6 as anal-retentive
>2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is
"lamp".
>27 to post URL''s where one can see examples of different light
bulbs.
>14 to post that the URL''s were posted incorrectly and then post the
>correct URL.
>12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot
>handle the light bulb controversy.
>4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ
>44 to ask what is "FAQ"
>4 to say "didn''t we go through this a short time ago?"
>143 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions
>about light bulbs."
>1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start
>it all over again!
>

Tom Eastep wrote:
> I simply must share this and I''m grateful that this
doesn''t characterize
> the Shorewall list.
> 
The list risks offending *nix stalwarts by not considering them worthy of
stereotyping. I offer the following them/us: :-)

1 who rebukes the poster for not RTFM.
3 who say the answer is in "man lightbulb".
6 who cannot say without first seeing the output from dmesg.
12 who say they don''t have the problem with Debian.