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Date Posted: Sat, Nov 15 2003, 16:35:45
Author: Anne AC Rose, High Priestess
Subject: Re: Godwin's Law Question
In reply to: Anne-Rose Clone 's message, "Godwin's Law Question" on Sat, Nov 15 2003, 13:35:39

>In a discussion about fic, if the word "Nazi" is used
>to discribe someone, does Godwin's Law apply?
>
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>Anne-Rose Clone

While Godwin's Law specifically refers to Usenet, it was developed at a time when there wasn't much else. So I think that it can be legitimately applied to other media. Any invocation of nazis or Hitler counts, although I think that simply calling someone a Nazi, like "soup nazi" doesn't count - it must be a reference/comparison to actual Nazi's. Like, "Anne Rose baning me from her lists is lust like the Nazis did before they shipped people off to the concentration camps!!!111!!!".

Just my opinion.

Anne AC Rose, High Priestess of the Cult of Anne Rose

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