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SandGorgon's law: As an online discussion about PROGRAMMING grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving outsourcing or Indians approaches 1, if Godwin's law has not already been satisfied

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I've never been clear on whether stating Godwin's Law is equivalent to it happening? All of these Internet Laws can be confusing.

unless used in a reductio ad hitlerum or a reductio ad outsourcedum situation, it does not apply.

For those of you that don't know Godwin's law, it states: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1".

Actually, Godwin's law states the the probably of comparing your opponent/opposing side to the Nazis or Hitler approaches one.

You need that ad hominem for it to be a Godwin.

Ah, sorry. I didn't actually know the law. Looked it up on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

It's wrongly stated there, so you might want to change it there as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_Hitlerum

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