# New Internet "Laws"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679 "2005-07-22T17:07:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679/1 "2005-07-22T17:07:55Z")

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**Gaudrin’s Law** : _As the thread grows longer, the probability of a participant mis-spelling “Nazi” or “Hitler” approaches 1.0_

You get the idea…

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679/2 "2005-07-22T17:13:03Z")

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That would be _Godwin’s Law_.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679/3 "2005-07-22T17:15:33Z")

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Not quite. He’s combined Godwin & Gaudere.

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**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679/4 "2005-07-22T17:16:06Z")

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> [@Lord Ashtar](#):
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> That would be _Godwin’s Law_.

Does that count as a mis-spelling?

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**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679/5 "2005-07-22T17:29:49Z")

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OK, another example:

**Peter Murphy** sez: “If someone can rise to their level of incompetence, they will”

Got the idea now?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-internet-laws/313679/6 "2005-07-22T17:47:30Z")

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Murphie’s Law: If something can go wrong, it will be done by a moderator.  
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