How many mailing list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?

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How many mailing list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb?


1,331.

One to change the light bulb and to post to the mailing list that the light bulb has been changed.
Fourteen to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
Seven 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 spelling in the spelling/grammar flames.
156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb discussion and its inappropriateness to this mailing list.
109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and to please take this email exchange to another list.
203 to demand that crossposting to other lists 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 mailing list.
Three to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this list which makes light bulbs relevant to this 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.
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 controversy.
19 to quote the “Me Too”s to say, “Me Three.”
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
48 to propose new change.lite.bulb newsgroup.
47 to say there is already an alt.light.bulb newsgroup.
143 to ask if anyone ever did change the lightbulb.