On the far right maybe
with apologies to Rog for nicking the title
Jnr DJ wrote:
with apologies to Rog for nicking the title
Godwin's law
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Mike Godwin, formulator of the "law"
Godwin's law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies or Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies[1][2]) is an observation made by Mike Godwin in 1990[2] that has become an Internet adage. It states: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."[2][3] In other words, Godwin observed that, given enough time, in any online discussion—regardless of topic or scope—someone inevitably criticizes some point made in the discussion by comparing it to beliefs held by Hitler and the Nazis.
Godwin's law is often cited in online discussions as a deterrent against the use of arguments in the widespread Reductio ad Hitlerum form.[4] The rule does not make any statement about whether any particular reference or comparison to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis might be appropriate, but only asserts that the likelihood of such a reference or comparison arising increases as the discussion progresses. Precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact.[5]
Although in one of its early forms Godwin's law referred specifically to Usenet newsgroup discussions,[6] the law is now often applied to any threaded online discussion, such as forums, chat rooms and blog comment threads, and has been invoked for the inappropriate use of Nazi analogies in articles or speeches.[7]
Sherrers wrote:
Don't tell him your name Pike!
Son of Nod wrote:Look at this look a like. Hiter's mum look like Michael Cera and vice versa!!! It's in the genes.
T.B wrote:Noddy have you thought about when you go off Noogling madly to maybe look for the best example of something? Not just any example of?
It's a crazy concept!
Son of Nod wrote:Cera is outta Superbad...Juno....
Jnr DJ wrote:There is a lot of Hitler on here so I thought we'd make a place for it.
On the far right maybe
with apologies to Rog for nicking the title
Sherrers wrote:Crang's poetry. Officially not as bad as Hitlers.
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