Re: webdesign feedback

Its an oldy but a goody:

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 using
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 controversy.

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.




--- In [email protected], "Mike Palmer"
<balldeagle2@h...> wrote:
> You guys are amazingly immature.
> 
> Mike Palmer
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: David Brown 
>   To: [email protected] 
>   Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 2:13 PM
>   Subject: Re: [AIGAExperienceDesign] webdesign feedback
> 
> 
>   Dear Matthew:
> 
>   Some advice:
> 
>   While your input on the principles of grammar, punctuation,
spelling,  
>   etc., is well intentioned, perhaps you should consider taking a
bit of  
>   it for yourself.  I count four such mistakes in your reply.  See
below  
>   for details.
>   On May 8, 2004, at 11:02 AM, Matthew R. Rantanen wrote:
> 
>   > Dear Carter,
>   >
>   > Some advice...
>   >
>   > When sending out requests like this to a professional
organization, I
>   > would suggest making sure that you request is stated and
presented in a
>   > professional manner.
> 
>   I'm certain you meant "your" request not "you" request.
>   >
>   > The structure of your request should read more like a business
letter
>   > or an announcement.
>   >
>   > I know that this might seem picky, but your spelling, grammar, and
>   > typo's are an issue.
> 
>   When we use the apostrophe, it is to indicate possession, not
plural.   
>   This would be correctly spelled, "typos," no apostrophe.
>   >
> 
>   > The reason they are an issue to people in this
>   > industry is this...
> 
>   Aside from the fact that this is a particularly awkward and
graceless  
>   construction, it is not technically incorrect, but a colon (:) is
much  
>   better here than an ellipsis (...).
>   >
> 
>   > If you can't spell check,
> 
>   "Spell-check" is a neologism, occasioned by Microsoft Word, I
believe.   
>   I also believe practice is that it appear as a hypenated word.
>   >
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



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