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Small cabal of lightbulbs convinced that they do the real work providing the light, and all they get in return is admins screwing them
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Recent task force of Wikipedians brainstorming for the definitive answer to the lightbulb problem

How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?

  • One to notice it went out, and slap a {{Lightbulb is burned out}} tag on it
  • Two to research about how to replace a lightbulb
  • One to patrol Category:Lightbulbs that are burned out, and remove them all with an automated script
  • One to notice the removed lightbulb, and slap a {{Lightbulb is removed}} tag on it
  • One to patrol Category:Lightbulbs that have been removed, and re-install the burned out lightbulb with an automated script
  • One to notice that the previous editor used an automated script to install a burned out lightbulb, and report them to ANI
  • Fifteen to comment at ANI on whether this is a cause for blocking
  • One to close the ANI thread as "more heat than light"
  • One to propose on the talk page that the lightbulb be replaced
  • One to place a notice with an arrow saying that "there's another light over there" and another to remove the notice because it's too dark to read it.
  • One to finally replace the lightbulb manually
  • One to revert the replacement, with the message "Please gain consensus before removing any lightbulbs"
  • One to edit war the replacement lightbulb back in
  • One to edit war the original lightbulb back in (saying "please don't edit war")
  • Six to continue the edit war, including one to remind them of the 3 revert rule and two others called in to avoid violating 3RR
  • One to request for protection
  • One administrator to protect the page (with the burnt out lightbulb in)
  • One to alert the admin that the page was protected with the light bulb still burned out
  • One to claim "admin abuse" of lightbulb protection privileges
  • One to post the issue to Jimbo Wales' talk page
  • Two talk page stalkers to provide their opinions instead of Jimbo
  • One to demand an RFC on the subject
  • Twelve to participate in the 30-day RFC
  • Four to nominate and ponder the close of the RfC at Discussions for discussion
  • One to close the RFC as "no consensus"
  • One to put in the replacement bulb anyway, with an edit summary "this is the stupidest thing I've ever seen"
  • One to file another report at ANI for "Breach of WP:CIVILity and egregious Personal Attacks"
  • Seven to comment at ANI whether this was uncivil or not
  • Seven more to debate whether one of the comments should be placed above or below a line
  • One to file a request for closure of the ANI thread at Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure
  • One to close the ANI thread with "user warned" several days after everyone else lost interest
  • One to mark the request for closure as done, because the actual closer forgot to do so
  • One to open a Sockpuppet Investigation on the user who changed the lightbulb.
  • One CheckUser to block the user in question as a sock of a site banned user and revert all the user's contributions, including the lightbulb.
  • One extended-confirmed user to request to be an admin so they can change the light bulb despite the full protection on it.
  • 300 users to demand that the user be made an admin.
  • One vandal to vandalize the lightbulb after the new admin accidentally un-protected the lightbulb.
  • One vandalism-reverting bot to revert the vandalism.
  • Ten sockpuppets belonging to the vandal to vandalize the lightbulb after the vandal got blocked by the new admin.
  • One admin to block the sockpuppets and forget to restore the lightbulb.
  • One admin to protect the light bulb.
  • One person to comment that the light bulb still isn't fixed.
  • One admin standing in good faith to change the light bulb.
  • One person to notice that the lightbulb is a 75 Watt bulb rather than a 110 Watt bulb and request that it be moved to 110 Watts.
  • Fifty-three users to support the move, another fifty-three to oppose, one to suggest a candle as an alternative, and one to suggest a LED light bulb.

So, by my count, 504.


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