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09/06/2005 03:08:47 PM · #1 |
What is that rule of the forum thing that says the person who references nazis or hilter to win thier arguement loses?
(i hope someone knows what i am talking about!!) |
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09/06/2005 03:09:44 PM · #2 |
| I thought it was more along the lines of an observation that the longer a thread gets the higher the likelihood that some comparison to fascism or nazis will be made...something like that. |
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09/06/2005 03:10:40 PM · #3 |
<(i hope someone knows what i am talking about!!)>
I am not that someone.
Message edited by author 2005-09-06 15:13:42. |
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09/06/2005 03:11:32 PM · #4 |
| Huh? What are you talking about? |
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09/06/2005 03:12:38 PM · #5 |
Godwin's law?
There's a link to it somewhere.
This?
Message edited by author 2005-09-06 15:13:48.
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09/06/2005 03:13:31 PM · #6 |
Yes! Godwin's law!!!
"Godwin's law (also Godwin's rule of Nazi analogies) is an adage in Internet culture that was originated by Mike Godwin in 1990. The law states that:
As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.
There is a tradition in many Usenet newsgroups that once such a comparison is made, the 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. Many people understand Godwin's law to mean this, although (as is clear from the statement of the law above) this is not the original formulation."
Source: Wikipedia
Message edited by author 2005-09-06 15:14:42. |
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09/06/2005 03:15:16 PM · #7 |
| haha we just editted our posts to link the same source at the same time. |
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09/06/2005 03:18:50 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by mesmeraj:
haha we just editted our posts to link the same source at the same time. |
That's because you're a nazi.
Moderators, please lock this thread as it's over. Ask Godwin.
Message edited by author 2005-09-06 15:18:59. |
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09/06/2005 03:25:45 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
I thought it was more along the lines of an observation that the longer a thread gets the higher the likelihood that some comparison to fascism or nazis will be made... |
Where as fascism is still a recognized and strong force in many political systems, it is in no way included in Godwin's law. Caparisons to Musolini on the other hand are.
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09/06/2005 03:28:21 PM · #10 |
| Martin, do you want to be a Nazi too? This thread is done. Nazi. |
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09/06/2005 04:23:21 PM · #11 |
lol - how strange, have never heard of this before.. it's a bit peculiar to read something so unscientific be stated in a scientific manner.. but i guess it does have some truth behind it, sooner or later.. assuming the thread involves some kind of diagreement or argument.. the random photo thread doesn't seem to be heading in that direction anytime soon :P
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