Ken Irving wrote in Article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted to gmane.linux.debian.user:
>> It's not perfect (because of other people's broken MUAs) - long threads >> will end up with mails that do not refer to my "killed" message-id >> (apparantly MUAs are only required to keep 8 message-ids in References:) >> still end up in my normal list mailbox. At least it allow me to check >> up on Goodwin's law :-) > > I'm not sure Godwin's law applies to this list, given at least one OT > thread that went on & on about or including such references. Godwin's Law is a constant, not an invokable catch. It always applies, even to threads that never even strike on the six degrees of Hitler. Godwin's Law simply states "As a discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison to Nazis or Hitler approaches 1:1." http://wiki.ursine.ca/Godwin%27s_Law > But they also appear to stroke the egos involved, so > are perhaps a cost in keeping some frequent-and-otherwise-useful posters > active on the list, and are in any case easily identified and ignorable > by the "OT" tags. Or by thread once identified even not having such tags. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
