n. The average number of replies in a thread before a Nazi reference is made. Generally, Godwin's number is regarded to be twenty, based on the equation: G=(d(Q1)+d(Q2)+...+d(Q)n)/100*n^(-n)
where Qn is the intelligence of user n, n is the total number of forum users, and d is a damping function that prevents the intelligence (or lack there of) of one user to influence the others too much.
where Qn is the intelligence of user n, n is the total number of forum users, and d is a damping function that prevents the intelligence (or lack there of) of one user to influence the others too much.
As he typed his polemic on the forum, John brought the discussion one step closer to Godwin's number.
To prevent discussions from getting out of hand, OmniForums will now calculate Godwin's number based on the first two threads.
To prevent discussions from getting out of hand, OmniForums will now calculate Godwin's number based on the first two threads.
by A_1_B_2_C_3_________________ September 30, 2006
Get the Godwin's number mug.When a forum member intentionally references Nazis or Hitler to close a thread, the forum member concedes any right to continue the thread, but the thread is not considered closed.
User1: Absolutely ridiculous. You know who else had a special police force that jailed their citizens for disagreeing with them? That's right. The Nazi party.
User2: I'm calling Godwin's Exception. The Godwin's Corollary only functions when you mean it. You're clearly trying to short circuit the conversation.
User2: I'm calling Godwin's Exception. The Godwin's Corollary only functions when you mean it. You're clearly trying to short circuit the conversation.
by Chuck80 June 18, 2012
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by 6ix9ineHAHAHA March 10, 2019
Get the lauren godwin mug.Usenet There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely- recognized codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
"As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."
by Anonymous September 9, 2003
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by doc brown July 7, 2007
Get the goddit mug.The point in a conversation at which you realize that the person you're talking to is an intractable Nazi (or close enough). Usually encountered during "alternative fact"-laden discussions with supporters of reactionary movements, e.g., Donald J. Trump.
When Mr. Bannon started frothing at the mouth and calling me a "Cultural Marxist", we sorta hit Godwin's Wall, so I sent Mexico the bill and left.
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