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How many Wikipedians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

• One to notice it went out, and slap a {{lightbulb is out}} tag on it
• One to patrol CAT:lightbulbs that are out, and unscrew all of them with an automated script
• One to notice the unscrewed lightbulb, and slap a {{lightbulb is unscrewed}} tag on it
• One to patrol CAT:lightbulbs that are unscrewed, and re-screw the lightbulb back in 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 or arbcom
• One (uninvolved) to close the ANI thread as "more heat than light (LOL)"
• One to notice the light is still burned out, and slap a {{lightbulb is out}} tag on it
• One to unscrew the lightbulb, and replace it with a new lightbulb
• One to revert the unscrewing and 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
• One (admin) to protect the page (with the original lightbulb in)
• One to propose on the talk page that the lightbulb be replaced
• One to demand an RFC on the subject
• Three to participate in the 30-day RFC
• One (uninvolved) 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 a WQA
• Seven to comment at WQA whether this was uncivil or not
• One to close the WQA with "user warned" a week after everyone else lost interest

So, by my count, 49.