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jackofallgeeksOK, so This is probably old news to a lot of people out there, but it's fascinating and almost-fresh to a guy like me. For example, I've heard the term "net-dwellers" before, but not "net.dwellers," which is a very small difference but opens up a whole new level of understanding (etymologically-like) when you know the structure of IRC and old-style newsgroups.
The first form I heard Godwin's Law in was, in fact, "once a discussion reaches a comparison to Nazis or Hitler its usefulness is over," which wasn't it's original wording but was, it seems, it's original intent.
The one who will find this least ground-breaking: Nick, who's been a feature of the Internet longer than anyone I know, by my estimation.
The first form I heard Godwin's Law in was, in fact, "once a discussion reaches a comparison to Nazis or Hitler its usefulness is over," which wasn't it's original wording but was, it seems, it's original intent.
The one who will find this least ground-breaking: Nick, who's been a feature of the Internet longer than anyone I know, by my estimation.
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