Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Sun, 02 May 2010 02:46:04 -0400, Warp wrote:

> > Stephen <mca### [at] aoldotcom> wrote:
> >> Good guess and said better than I could but I just don't want anyone to
> >> live in a Nazi state.
> > 
> >   I think this is a genuine instance of Godwin's law.

> I think it's actually a genuine instance of *not* Godwinning a thread by 
> invoking the Nazis - it's a perfect example.

  No. Godwin's law says: "As an online discussion grows longer, the
probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."

  It's precisely a comparison which was not made to invoke the law, but
came as a result of the discussion. In fact, I think there's someone else's
corollary that says that a deliberate invocation of Godwin's law isn't.

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                                                          - Warp

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