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Letter: Letter

Published 13 May 2000

From David Sawford

I found it interesting that Tom Willis only managed to answer six questions
before referring to both Hitler and the Nazis. On the Internet discussion
newsgroups (Usenet) there is a rule called Godwin’s law which states: “As a
Usenet thread grows, the probability of a reference to Hitler or Nazis
approaches 1.00. Corollary: When such a reference is made, it is generally
recognised that the poster has lost the argument.”

Cambridge

Issue no. 2238 published 13 May 2000

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