Laws and corollaries
Dec. 8th, 2006 10:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
misterxGodwin's Law: As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.
FAQ here: http://www.killfile.org/~tskirvin/faqs/godwin.html
Case's Corollary: If the subject is Heinlein or homosexuality, the probability of a Hitler/Nazi comparison being made becomes equal to one.
Kano's Law: The odds of someone using Godwin's Law to shield an idea from criticism is proportional to how much that idea resembles those of the Nazis.
Quirk's Exception: Intentional invocation of Godwin's Law is ineffectual.
FAQ here: http://www.killfile.org/~tskirvin/faqs/godwin.html
Case's Corollary: If the subject is Heinlein or homosexuality, the probability of a Hitler/Nazi comparison being made becomes equal to one.
Kano's Law: The odds of someone using Godwin's Law to shield an idea from criticism is proportional to how much that idea resembles those of the Nazis.
Quirk's Exception: Intentional invocation of Godwin's Law is ineffectual.