# How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 14, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932 "2010-02-14T05:45:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/1 "2010-02-14T05:45:15Z")
In my surfing, I ran across the following. Does this remind you of any forum you’ve been on recently? How many forum members to change a light bulb? Only 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 1 to move it to the Lighting section 2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs 5 to flame the spell checkers 3 to correct spelling/grammar flames 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 lightbulb 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 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 3 to post about links they found from the URL’s that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group 13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add “Me too” 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 Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs” 7 to blame the mods for letting the first light bulb burn out. 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 years from now and start it all over again. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/2 "2010-02-14T07:46:34Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 years from now and start it all over again. I call Dibs! ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/3 "2010-02-14T08:55:56Z")
> [@ToeJam](#): > > I call Dibs! Damn. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/4 "2010-02-14T14:35:23Z")
You for got the 5 to complain that burnt out light bulbs are all the Republicans’ fault. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/5 "2010-02-14T14:48:22Z")
[Didn’t we go though this already a short time ago?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=120627&highlight=light+bulb)\* \*Well, in geological time, anyway ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/6 "2010-02-14T14:58:47Z")
Zombie thread. Reported. Well thread for zombies at least. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/7 "2010-02-14T15:06:03Z")
Ugh, can’t we keep all the lightbulb talk in the correct forum? I really do wish the mods would come up with some final solution as to all this forum leakage. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/8 "2010-02-14T15:09:02Z")
1 to supply the obligatory _Buffy_ quote… ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/9 "2010-02-14T15:09:13Z")
No, zombies aren’t at all interested in light bulbs, I think. Zombies prefer the dark. Or is that an overgeneralization? Am I being unfair to the zombie population? Are they concerned about light bulbs as a safety issue, as in which light bulbs are the brightest ones that they need to avoid the most carefully? ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/10 "2010-02-14T15:11:15Z")
1 to post a witticism of the sort “That lightbulb was already changed. Once. For 20 minutes. In 1960.” ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/11 "2010-02-14T15:12:15Z")
1. One to say the bulb needs changing and the other to ask for a cite. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/12 "2010-02-14T15:17:50Z")
i saw on this site [lightbulbsareevil.com](http://lightbulbsareevil.com) that light bulbs give you cancer. wht’s the Staright dope on this. ive already had 3 fires from all the candles-need answer fast!!!11111111111 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/13 "2010-02-14T16:51:56Z")
And one to post an xkcd comic link. And to preface it with the word “obligatory”. However, 20 minutes searching & clicking & reading there didn’t turn up anything relevant to light bulbs, so I was stymied in my quest. Not to mention deeply troubled by this apparent tear in the fabric of my reality. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/14 "2010-02-14T17:03:11Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > 1 to supply the obligatory _Buffy_ quote… Damn. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/15 "2010-02-14T17:11:04Z")
1 to make a joke about “dim bulbs” ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/16 "2010-02-14T17:14:25Z")
5 to simulpost “AND DON’T FORGET TO TURN OFF THE POWER”. ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/17 "2010-02-14T17:20:31Z")
And at least six to blame George Bush for burning out the light bulb, and to somehow bring Sarah Palin into the mix. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/18 "2010-02-14T17:25:30Z")
> [@Daylate](#): > > And at least six to blame George Bush for burning out the light bulb, **and to somehow bring Sarah Palin into the mix**. **RealityChuck** already did. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/19 "2010-02-14T17:28:23Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > 1 to post a witticism of the sort “That lightbulb was already changed. Once. For 20 minutes. In 1960.” And at least another one to say “In Soviet Russia, lightbulb changes you!”. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932/20 "2010-02-14T17:43:04Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > 1 to post a witticism of the sort “That lightbulb was already changed. Once. For 20 minutes. In 1960.” I burning out you light bulb! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-forum-members-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/528932.md?page=2)