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Godwin's law (or Godwin's rule of Hitler analogies) is an Internet adage asserting that "as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1". Mike Godwin @sfmnemonic Twitter. [[A messenger arrives.]] Les Cargill Sep 30 2013 at 8:38am

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While him "comparing" nazis with nazis is semantically wrong, he never called it an "exception", either.

General: As I expected. Most internet posters are probably familiar with Godwin's Law.The original formulation was "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." More details.. You know, not once in my entire time as a history student have I been given advice on how to deal with Godwin's Law. Most internet posters are probably familiar with Godwin's Law.The original formulation was "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." Your link to volume 21 points to volume 19.

In "Duty Calls," xkcd references a similar concept. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). Windows 7 / Cory Doctorow / 11:41 pm Fri Jan 9, 2009 XKCD versus Hitler versus Vista.

More details.. Airminded is the research blog of Dr Brett Holman, a historian from Melbourne, Australia. This means that in this case, Godwin's Law should not apply. Sometimes called Godwin’s rule of Hitler analogies, Godwin’s law is the facetious proposition that the longer any online conversation (or argument) goes on, the greater the likelihood that something will be compared to Hitler.Godwin’s law is an update of the logical fallacy reductio ad Hitlerum, modern Latin for “reduction to Hitler” and a take on reductio ad absurdum. This is a foolish move by Mussolini, but like Hitler he will no doubt force his commanders to -- The only problem is that the “2” looks like it’s from comic sans. Godwin's Law states that all debates on the Internet, given enough time, will devolve into ad hominem attacks in the form of comparisons of one's opponents to Hitler or the Nazis. Messenger: Hey. Sherlock Holmes has been known to use the principle at times (for example, in The Sign of the Four.) This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). It would be like comparing oranges with oranges and calling that an "exception".The law never occurs to begin with, since no argument is being derailed at any point.Furthermore, I believe KYM is just putting words in his mouth. Not even in a subject on comparative fascism! General: You know, this may become a problem. Godwins law or Godwins rule of Hitler analogies is an Internet adage asserting that As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1 that is, if an online discussion regardless of topic or scope goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will. Rated for making xkcd worse: 10/10 Your rating: [please pick an option] [1] ur doin it wrong: it's better [2] it's exactly the same [3] a fair attempt [4] travesty [5] comprehensive destruction

If a group of people at Charlottesville literally call themselves Nazis, wave Nazi flags, do Nazi salutes and use Nazi ideology, you cannot "compare" them with Nazis, since they ARE Nazis. Mike Godwin coined his observation as a "natural law of Usenet" in 1990.

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I get it. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. A May 2007 issue of Randall Munroe's webcomic xkcd anachronistically portrays Allied officers trying to discuss Axis military tactics, but being interrupted by Godwin's Law. He did not change the law at all. One of them is pushing something with a stick.]]
("Regarding Mussolini" from xkcd.) Every man, woman, andActually, it is volume 21 that is missing.

As the title text suggests, it would have been detrimental to the war effort if the expanded version of Godwin's Law had been enforced by actually ending meetings to plan war strategy whenever Hitler was appropriately mentioned. Godwin's law (or Godwin's rule of Hitler analogies) is an Internet adage asserting that "as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1". ("Regarding Mussolini" from xkcd.) [[Three people are standing around a map. I wish moreOn many online databases, especially non-academic ones such as Hathi Trust, Google Books, Internet Archive, and the Ike Skelton CombinedThe quality of your work shames me even more than your endurance in this medium. That is, if an online discussion (regardless of topic or scope) goes on long enough, sooner or later someone will compare someone or something to Adolf Hitler or his deeds, the point at which effectively the discussion or thread often ends. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License.