Pete McCluskey.
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How Many Forum Members Does It Take To Change a Tyre?
1 - to change the tyre and to post that the tyre has been changed
14 - to share similar experiences of changing tyres and how the tyre could have been changed differently
7 - to caution about the dangers of changing tyres
1 - to move it to the Tyres section
2 - to argue then move it to the Repairs section
7 - to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing tyres
5 - to flame the spell checkers
3 - to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 - to argue over whether it's "tire" or "tyre" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 -Industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "wheel"
15 - know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "tyre" is perfectly correct
19 - to post that this forum is not about tyres and to please take this discussion to a changing tyre forum
11 - to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use tyres and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 - to debate which method of changing tyres is superior, where to buy the best tyres, what brand of tyres work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 - to post URL's where one can see examples of different tyres
4 - to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
5 - to post photos of tyres that they have changed.
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 tyre controversy
4 - to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 - to say "do a Google search on tyres before posting questions about tyres"
1 - forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
1 - to change the tyre and to post that the tyre has been changed
14 - to share similar experiences of changing tyres and how the tyre could have been changed differently
7 - to caution about the dangers of changing tyres
1 - to move it to the Tyres section
2 - to argue then move it to the Repairs section
7 - to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing tyres
5 - to flame the spell checkers
3 - to correct spelling/grammar flames
6 - to argue over whether it's "tire" or "tyre" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 -Industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "wheel"
15 - know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "tyre" is perfectly correct
19 - to post that this forum is not about tyres and to please take this discussion to a changing tyre forum
11 - to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use tyres and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 - to debate which method of changing tyres is superior, where to buy the best tyres, what brand of tyres work best for this technique and what brands are faulty
7 - to post URL's where one can see examples of different tyres
4 - to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
5 - to post photos of tyres that they have changed.
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 tyre controversy
4 - to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 - to say "do a Google search on tyres before posting questions about tyres"
1 - forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
