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No. Godwin's law cannot be just invoked when somebody writes something you don't like. Nobody accused anyone of being a nazi.
by darthrupert 4y ago
No. Godwin's law cannot be just invoked when somebody writes something you don't like. Nobody accused anyone of being a nazi.
- ben_w 4y agoFrom: Mike Godwin <mnemonic`-at-`eff.org> Subject: Godwin's Law Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:39:39 -0500 (EST) Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies [a.k.a the Sexton-Godwin Law]: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. [Usenet Message-ID: <1991Aug18.215029.19421@eff.org>, 18 Aug 1991; possibly posted in this form as early as 1990 on The WELL.] - https://web.archive.org/web/20120829094739/http://w2.eff.org/Net_culture/Folklore/Humor/godwins.law https://web.archive.org/web/20120829094739/http://w2.eff.org... I think it counts as a Godwin? But there's a good chance Mike Godwin has an account here if I've misunderstood.