The nazi thing again and again
Posted by A. Michelson on February 23, 2002 at 18:10:01: Previous Next
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a few things about discussions that involve Nazis:
"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."
- "Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies", Mike Godwin, EFF staff counsel.
"As soon as such a comparison occurs, someone will start a Nazi-discussion spinoff thread on …."
- "Morgan's Corollary to Godwin's Law"
"If the USENET discussion touches on homosexuality or Heinlein, Nazis or Hitler are mentioned within three days."
- "Sircar's Corollary to Godwin's Law"
"As global connectivity improves, the probability of actual Nazis being on the net approaches one."
- "Van der Leun's Corollary to Godwin's Law", Gerard Van der Leun, former EFF Cambridge office director. This corollary is already proven.
"As a network evolves, the number of Nazi comparisons not forestalled by citation to Godwin's Law converges to zero."
- "Miller's Paradox"
Re: The nazi thing again and again
Posted by A. Michelson on February 23, 2002 at 18:20:46: Previous Next
In Reply to: The nazi thing again and again posted by A. Michelson on February 23, 2002 at 18:10:01:
: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."
: - "Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies", Mike Godwin, EFF staff counsel.