# Gaudere's Law is in wikipedia! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045 "2004-10-19T15:50:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/1 "2004-10-19T15:50:57Z")
Well color me surprised: :eek: Scroll down: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's\_Law](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_Law) ---
**Author:** ![Leonard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Leonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leonard)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/2 "2004-10-19T16:04:50Z")
I thought that was referring to you but I wasn’t sure. It’s been there at least 3 months. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/3 "2004-10-19T16:05:17Z")
Awsome! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/4 "2004-10-19T16:06:27Z")
You’re famous!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/5 "2004-10-19T16:14:59Z")
Wow. Fantastic. Let’s hope this is just the beginning. I expect to see it in Webster’s or the OED before the turn of the decade! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/6 "2004-10-19T16:17:25Z")
How cool is that? I didn’t know that it was used outside of the SDMB. Did a Doper write the Wikipedia entry by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/7 "2004-10-19T16:27:02Z")
Gaudere’s observation is not only a Law, it’s also a really good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/8 "2004-10-19T16:57:02Z")
> [@Gaudere](#): > > Gaudere’s Law is in wikipedia! An exclamation mark is not call for. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/9 "2004-10-19T17:01:54Z")
Hurray! Congratulations, Gaudere! 😃 😃 😃 But Wikipedia should be capitolized. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/10 "2004-10-19T17:02:55Z")
That’s **W** ikipedia. With an capital W. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/11 "2004-10-19T17:03:37Z")
A mere trifling. There’s an entire article on Wikipedia devoted to one of my research results. Since the result has come to be labelled with my name, my name even appears in the title. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/12 "2004-10-19T17:04:53Z")
Thats so Wicked! ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/13 "2004-10-19T17:05:00Z")
:mad: Can I add **Futile Gesture** ’s Law? Someone else always beats you to making the smart and witty reply. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/14 "2004-10-19T17:09:27Z")
I just edited the entry to give you credit, Gaudere. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/15 "2004-10-19T17:57:00Z")
Hehe sweet, you’re immortalized. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/16 "2004-10-19T18:16:06Z")
I read some of you guys’ posts and was like, “Hey, why are they all slagging on my grammar . . . _oh_.” 😃 I think Gaudere’s Law is more standalone than those other laws, which are all direct ripoffs of Godwin’s. But, hey, I’m just thrilled it’s there at all! I have geek cred now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/17 "2004-10-19T18:34:00Z")
Is there any problem in my mentioning the Dope on Wikipedia, Gaudere? I figured that since it was just a statement of fact, it would be oky. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/18 "2004-10-19T18:44:01Z")
I don’t see why not. The Straight Dope has a Wikipedia entry about it already, after all. p You could even link to the orginating thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41684&highlight=Gaudere+Law\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41684&highlight=Gaudere+Law%2A) before the origin vanishes in the mists of time. ---
**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/19 "2004-10-19T19:03:18Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > How cool is that? I didn’t know that it was used outside of the SDMB. Did a Doper write the Wikipedia entry by any chance? It was added by Montrealais. His e-mail address is **matt\_mcl** @ … So sadly, it was a Doper. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045/20 "2004-10-19T19:16:38Z")
> [@Gaudere](#): > > I don’t see why not. The Straight Dope has a Wikipedia entry about it already, after all. p You could even link to the orginating thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41684&highlight=Gaudere+Law\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=41684&highlight=Gaudere+Law%2A) before the origin vanishes in the mists of time. Okay, got it in there! 🙂 > [@mkl12](#): > > So sadly, it was a Doper. Why is that sad? I imagine Dopers have contributed quite much. I myself have written extensively on philosophy, political philosophy, and logic. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gauderes-law-is-in-wikipedia/270045.md?page=2)