Proposed marker for those who wish to refer to Hitler or Naziism on a Wiki page, or wish to continue with a discussion after such a reference in the face of
GodwinsLaw.
Questions
- Is it self-consistent?
- Is it a WikiBadge?
- Will it work?
- Will it be used?
- Should it be used?
Advanced questions
I would have used this marker on
ReligiousWar had I invented it by then. What does this say about
RichardDrake,
WikiBadges, foreknowledge, freewill, refactoring and the problem of evil?
You are just following Morgan's corollary (cf.
GodwinsLaw) in the
WikiWay. You can't win. I also refer you to the conclusion at the end of
GodwinsLaw:
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- Of course no reply was forthcoming. Even when the participants know GodwinsLaw, GodwinsLaw still applies.
But if
GodwinsLaw cannot be rejected, doesn't this reflect more of a totalitarian-dictatorship (a la Nazi Germany) style of discussion, rather than the more democratic culture of the Wiki? Anyone who wanted to kill a thread would just have to mention the Nazis!
By George I think you're on to something
The point is that once something has been compared to Hitler/the Nazis, emotional issues override any rational ones, and the discussion is derailed. Note that
GodwinsLaw does not apply when the discussion is explicitly about Hitler/the Nazis, because then nothing external is being compared to Hitler/the Nazis.
[This argument is silly. Fascists will always exist. A fascist is born every minute. The measure of a coutry's good laws and good government is how much it can protect itself from a fascist. Most countries succeed.