Godwin's law

From: Walter Hafner (hafner@ze.tu-muenchen.de)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 22:41:18 PST

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Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:41:18 +0200 (CEST)
From: Walter Hafner <hafner@ze.tu-muenchen.de>
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Subject: Godwin's law

Sylvia wrote:

> you check out your priority list. Some things cannot be let to slide.
> That's how the Nazis got by w/ what they did.

Godwin's law. You lose!

Explanation of Godwin's law to the uninformed:

I. The Basics
1. What is Godwin's Law?

Godwin's Law is a natural law of Usenet named after Mike Godwin
(godwin@eff.org) concerning Usenet "discussions". It reads, according to
the Jargon File:

As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison
involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.
...
...
...

See: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/legends/godwin/

In short: STOP THIS SILLY NAME_CALLING FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!

And no: In the meantime I don't give a damn who's right!

-Walter

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