On 16/09/2014 20:29, Tom Smyth wrote:
which two Islands are you referring to ... would craggy Island be
included in the count or would including that make it 3 ?
Thanks
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Nick Hilliard <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On 16/09/2014 20:19, Tom Hill wrote:
> On 15/09/14 10:39, Donal Cunningham wrote:
>> I propose a variant on Godwin's Law (I suggest "Hilliard's Law")
>> which states that "As an online discussion grows longer, the
>> probability of Fr. Ted being quoted approaches 1".
>
> Motion seconded.
Er isn't "Hilliards Law" merely a restatement of statistics? The longer
any conversation continues the higher is the probability of it including
any quote. The important thing about Godwins law is not that Hitler is
mentioned, but that that terminates the thread.
Steve
