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Casey
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Godwin's Law
« on: 2004-05-07 15:00:36 » |
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Godwin's Law prov. [Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely- recognized codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
From the Jargon Dictionary:
http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/g/Godwin_s_Law.html
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RE: virus: Godwin's Law
« Reply #1 on: 2004-05-07 15:53:11 » |
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....that is hilarious casey!! so true. to be honest, i honestly cant
recall the hitler/nazi label ever being hurled at me. amazing actually.
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Casey" <cmanisca@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: virus@lucifer.com
To: virus@lucifer.com
Subject: virus: Godwin's Law
Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 13:00:36 -0600
Godwin's Law prov. [Usenet] "As a Usenet discussion grows longer,
the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."
There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is
over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever
argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the
existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there
is also a widely- recognized codicil that any intentional triggering of
Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be
unsuccessful.
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"courage and shuffle the cards..."
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