Aah, but one should not not overlook the complexities and intricacies of the various corollaries that exist to augment Godwin's Law, some of which have been accepted as canonical by Mike Godwin himself.X-rated Bob wrote:Godwin's law just refers to the inevitability of Hitler being mentioned - and that's all.Hammeron wrote:Yea...missed that one. Vic invoked Godwins Law.{I think I did it earlier on in the same thread which should have, according to said law, obliterated it! {The thread that is :?}}deefstes wrote: Really? Are we actually going to dedicate another dozen pages to discussing whether Die Antwoord is good or bad, whether it's rock or rap... or just plain crap? Haven't we done this already? Multiple times? Can't we just accept that Godwin's Law has come into effect and we can now consider the issue dealt with?Just sayin ?Vic wrote:Zappa ? Die Antwoord...? Comparing these is like saying Hitler was a nice guy compared to Nero :-[
Oh, and in case anyone wonders what the final conclusion is now that the issue has been dealt with... die Antwoord is crap
Which is why the corollary has been formulated that, not only is the debate over, but also will that member have lost the argument automatically.X-rated Bob wrote:Godwin himself was aware of the potential for misuse if there's a law that says that a mention of Hitler ends a discussion: Anybody having painted themselves into a corner just has to mention Hitler.
This is elegantly covered by Quirk's Exception:X-rated Bob wrote:Anybody wanting to suppress a particular debate just has to mention Hitler.
Intentional invocation of Godwin's Law is ineffectual.
I'm not kidding, these things are very real. Google it if you wish, or follow this link to a USENET e-mail by the hon. Godwin himself.