1 Mar
2001
1 Mar
'01
1:23 a.m.
At 11:12 PM 2/27/01 -0800, James A. Donald wrote:
At 11:23 PM 2/27/2001 -0500, David Stultz wrote:
Isn't there some sort of rule where at the first mention of "Hitler" or "Nazi", it's the end of the thread?
It appears to me that this rule is most commonly invoked by those whose ideology and program has a marked resemblance to Nazism, and derives from Nazi philosophers.
I don't think Godwin would agree. 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. Claims that it is a debate-ender are add-ons. Reese