> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-test-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-test-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Raymond Lillard > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:12 PM > To: For testers of Fedora Core development releases > Subject: Re: Invoking Godwin's Law > > Alexander Dalloz wrote: > > Am Mi, den 20.04.2005 schrieb Raymond Lillard um 2:28: > > > > > >>Alexander, > >> > >>Please see: > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law > >> > >>Ray > > > > > > Ray, > > > > thank you. Meanwhile Paul contacted me personally and cleared things up > > for me. "Godwin's Law" didn't mean anything for me up to that point > > (though I am a usenet user since '96 or so). One needs some inverse > > logic for bringing it together with the not ending "lilo is gone" > > discussion, where no arguments are given any longer ... but I think I > > made it :) > > You're welcome. Sadly Paul's posting is subject to Quirk's > Exception, which means we are probably doomed to more of > this foolishness. > > Quirk's Exception: > Intentional invocation of this so-called "Nazi Clause" > is ineffectual. > > I've killed threads on this topic at least a half dozen times > but it keeps coming back. > > Regards, > Ray > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list So this would imply Paul has "lost" the rant and also in poor form? PARAPHRASED from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law: " In addition, whoever points out that Godwin's law applies to the thread is also considered to have "lost" the battle, as it is considered poor form to invoke the law explicitly. "