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doomquokka Since: Mar, 2017
Jun 2nd 2018 at 9:12:36 PM •••

"O'Reilly makes the argument that society needs religion to be moral because Stalin, Pol Pot, and Mao were all atheists (this is pretty common in many atheist vs. theist debates-it could almost be a trope of its own, though here it is part of Hollywood Atheist)." Is the parenthesized part okay to have in a wiki article? It seems like gratuitous commentary on a controversial topic to me. Besides, if someone is suggesting a trope, it should go to the Trope Launch Pad, not this article.

God is God of truth, and thus of current webcomic example links. See also: Grammar Nazi Hedge Trimmer
KGBtheRussianSpy High Duchess of Procrastination Since: Jul, 2016
High Duchess of Procrastination
May 14th 2017 at 5:44:10 PM •••

"The Greek political party Golden Dawn has been used for the same purpose, though it is still mostly used in European parliaments and it is very likely that the only reason why is because only they know what it means."

...what? I know Golden Dawn's a Neo-Nazi party, but I honestly cannot figure out what this sentence is trying to say. Members of European parliaments compare other members of European parliament to Golden Dawn? Only European politicians know what Golden Dawn is? I need clarification, and I think the page needs it too.

Whee. Fun.
S3fbfbfb Since: Dec, 1969
Aug 11th 2012 at 11:50:12 AM •••

Here's my version of the card:

some caption text
should we switch the ancient for this one?

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Pyrarson Since: Nov, 2013
Jan 16th 2016 at 2:17:05 PM •••

I hope so, this one's way easier to read.

H.B. Ward
OzzieScribbler Cartoon priestess Since: Jul, 2009
Cartoon priestess
May 12th 2013 at 6:10:42 AM •••

May I propose a related law that applies to feminism-related discussions? It seems like once someone runs out of arguments when a feminist issue is discussed, they're more likely to use FGM to diminish said issue.

As it's inspired by real comment thread (on redesign for Brave's princess Merida), let me give an exact quote here: "I see bouncier red curls while african girls have their clitorises smash off with rocks." Yup.

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Pyrarson Since: Nov, 2013
Jul 20th 2015 at 7:25:22 PM •••

Hitler is squicked by your comment.

H.B. Ward
Danteventresca Since: Apr, 2011
Dec 13th 2011 at 8:56:14 AM •••

I propose a corollary to Godwin's Law called Graham's Theorem. Whereby the longer the participants in an argument try to avoid using Hitler, the likelihood of using someone else who has committed attrocities, most often Stalin, becomes greater,

Edited by Danteventresca
99.229.142.138 Since: Dec, 1969
Nov 29th 2010 at 12:12:44 PM •••

I'm curious, from where it is found that Hitler's greatest wish was to be remembered forever?

Marioguy128 Geomancer Since: Jan, 2010
Geomancer
May 28th 2010 at 7:49:09 AM •••

How do these things get created anyway?

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MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
May 28th 2010 at 7:50:59 AM •••

You put Godwin's Law inside special brackets like this: [=ÞGodwin's LawÞ =]. And ptitles are not at all grounds for cutting. In fact, they're encouraged for titles that have punctuation in them.

Edit: Okay, it doesn't seem to be letting me display the right character to demonstrate, but still. ~

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Marioguy128 Since: Jan, 2010
May 28th 2010 at 7:58:44 AM •••

Oh okay.

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AnonymousMcCartneyfan Since: Jan, 2001
May 28th 2010 at 9:53:57 AM •••

This is a proper ptitle. Godwin's Law is, strictly speaking, supposed to have the apostrophe, and you can't put an apostrophe4 in a title without a ptitle. In fact, apostrophes were a driving force for inventing ptitles, IIRC.

There is a fine line between recklessness and courage — Paul McCartney
Marioguy128 Since: Jan, 2010
May 28th 2010 at 9:59:32 AM •••

Thanks.

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