on this list?
REH
The contention was that all arguments would eventually lead to the
invocation of Nazis or Hitler regarding characteristics ascribed to
the opposing side in the argument. This hypothesis is called Godwin's
Law, and is a universally familiar part of Usenet culture. It has
To the list,
But, but why would ANYONE think I'm a Nazi?
(note the shaking lower lip)
REH
- Original Message -
From: pete [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: Godwin's Law
On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, Harry Pollard [EMAIL
to
the opposing side in the argument. This hypothesis is called Godwin's
Law, and is a universally familiar part of Usenet culture. It has
a further extension: by convention, a thread (topic under discussion)
is declared to be Godwinized when the Nazi reference has occured,
and by further convention
Godwin's
Law, and is a universally familiar part of Usenet culture. It has
a further extension: by convention, a thread (topic under discussion)
is declared to be Godwinized when the Nazi reference has occured,
and by further convention, when this happens, the thread is pronounced
dead
