From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 28 00:30:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFBD416A418 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:30:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from mtao03.charter.net (mtao03.charter.net [209.225.8.188]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B696D13C4DD for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:30:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from icantthinkofone@charter.net) Received: from aarprv02.charter.net ([10.20.200.72]) by mtao03.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20071128003007.TMAA19023.mtao03.charter.net@aarprv02.charter.net>; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:30:07 -0500 Received: from robs-laptop.com ([71.85.241.27]) by aarprv02.charter.net with ESMTP id <20071128003007.YJZH495.aarprv02.charter.net@robs-laptop.com>; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:30:07 -0500 Message-ID: <474CB68F.7090709@charter.net> Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:30:07 -0600 From: icantthinkofone User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070914) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <474C3D47.3010600@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <474C3D47.3010600@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Chzlrs: 0 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, FreeBSD chat Subject: Re: In the spirit of Godwin's law - I propose Beastie's law X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:30:11 -0000 Andy Greenwood wrote: > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Aryeh M. Friedman [mailto:aryeh.friedman@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 10:20 PM >>> To: Ted Mittelstaedt >>> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; FreeBSD chat >>> Subject: Re: In the spirit of Godwin's law - I propose Beastie's law >>> >>> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >>> >>>> Beastie's Law: >>>> >>>> Any demand of a modification of FreeBSD or it's website >>>> using political incorrectness as the justification is automatically >>>> wrong. >>>> >>> Political Incorrectness is very subjective though. >>> >> >> It doesen't matter. What constitutes a Nazi comparison is also >> very subjective. However, Godwin's law works anyway. >> > > According to wikipedia (I am aware this isn't a real source) Godwin's > law is defined thusly. > > As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison > involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. > > The law isn't subjective at all. It specifically requires the > comparison of one of the points or platforms to those of Nazis or > Hitler himself. The comparison itself could be as oblique or > subjective as you want, but the fact is that it must DIRECTLY involve > Nazis or Hitler. > > However, I don't agree that the proposed Beastie's Law is subjective > either. It states that the person making the demands is using > political incorrectness as one of their points as to why the change > should be made. Whether or not everyone will agree on the political > (in)correctness of the proposed change is irrelevant. >> Ted >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Lose is spelled L-O-S-E.