The Internet has evolved and forums like this one have been obsolete for years. Why do you think the average age is well over the AARP minimum? The search function works for crap and Google never indexes this right because of the software and mostly because people are too dumb or lazy to properly title their posts.
Oh I think I will go look at a thread labelled, "Dumb Question", got nothing but time to kill....
Obsolete? Not judging by the ones I participate in. They have their pluses and minuses, like anything else.
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Most blest is he who lives free and bold
and nurses never a grief,
for the fearful man is dismayed by aught,
and the mean one mourns over giving.
- Hávamál verse 48
Lots of young people use forums of this format, complete with the dysfunctional search feature. (It's funny on some forums the "locals" go through the roof when someone resurrects an old thread.)Originally Posted by Frank Petronio
Mike → "Junior Liberatory Scientist" ✌
10 pages. OK, it's time....
Hitler would hate digital, too.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
You're missing the point of Godwin's Law. The referencing post has to be in the form of an ad hominem attack, such as:
"You hate digital? What are you, some kind of film nazi?"
or
"You are like Hitler. He would have hated digital, too."
Furthermore, intentional application of Godwin's Law is a canonical exception to the law. It has to be a natural escalation of hostility, not a purposefully attached anchor with which to sink the thread.
And that word "ineffectual" brings up a final point. The point is not that Godwin's Law is a rule that enforces the cessation of a thread after nazis are invoked. It's an effect, suggesting that the invokation of nazis means that there is nothing left to add to the thread. And, of course, that is usually true right from the start.
Rick "waiting for the only appropriate response" Denney
What is "the only approprite response"? After 10 pages and no Nazis or Hitlers, I thought it was time; "I hate digital" is a rather pointless statement, and in my pre-Hitler post I pointed out that hate takes far too much effort. "Hate" is a much misused word, I wonder if many who use it even comprehend it's meaning.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Okay, since you asked: "What are you, some kind of Godwin's Law nazi?"
Rick "respectfully submitted" Denney
Hah!! I wish I had thought of that!
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
The 2005+ Doctor Who series is available on Netflix now.
Drs Nine and Ten do not compare to Dr Four.
But their companion, Billie Piper as Rose, has been upgraded from the originals.
I miss the Sarah Jane days...
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