Microsoft Trial Judge Based His Break-Up "Remedy" On Flawed Theory, Not Facts
Reese
reeza at flex.com
Wed Feb 28 21:47:08 PST 2001
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 at 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
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