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How many forum members 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 light bulb could have been changed differently

 

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

 

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 light bulb 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

 

5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs

 

15 People to post “I can’t see S$%^!” and their own light bulbs

 

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

 

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 search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs”

 

1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that George W. isn’t the brightest bulb.

 

4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.

 

1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.

 

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

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You guys need to remember that even though we have over 1,500 members, only a couple of hundred are active posters.

 

I keep saying that we have to be careful of how we present ourselves, and if we continue to bicker and argue about meaningless details, all we're really accomplishing is to give more ammunition to the pro-candle forces that would see us lose our light bulbs forever.

 

It's critical to the future of the community that all the disparate groups, especially the CFL proponents, come together under a single overarching banner to combat the well funded and entrenched anti light groups who would see use lose incandescency forever.

 

C'mon, guys. We need to stand together on this, even if we can't agree on all the details.

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On another note - apparently they are switching from regular incandescent lightbulbs and forcing everyone to use CCFL bulbs in the next few years. Buy your incandescents now!

 

 

If you're going to buy light bulbs...

 

https://www.nathosp.com/product/25k19_c/standard_incandescent_light_bulbs

 

10 year lifespan. Maybe I should invest in some cases.

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Man, those CFL's are killing the environment with all the Mercury they contain. They're a toxic waste spill waiting to happen.

 

And the color sucks.

 

And they take too long to warm up.

 

And you can't dim them (effectively or cheaply).

... otherwise, they're perfect

 

"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?"

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On another note - apparently they are switching from regular incandescent lightbulbs and forcing everyone to use CCFL bulbs in the next few years. Buy your incandescents now!

So you are saying that soon we will have people fighting over the legality of the bulbs too and whether or not they are jersey legal on top of that!?!?!

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Lets not forget about LED portable lamps of the tacticool persuasion. I've pinned the collapsible battery tube, so its legal in NJ. That is NOT a light-suppressor attachment on the front lense frame! It's merely a luminosity compensator for excess photon spill.

 

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