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Bah, prescriptivists! :)
Poe's Law originally referred to creationist arguments, but has over time
become generally reformulated to include any extremist view, whether
religious or secular; the litmus test is whether it's totally bonkers. :)
Apologies for brevity; this little keyboard is hard to type on.
- Sent by my Android
On 12/04/2011 5:57 PM, "Ian Wood" <dawnhaven@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
>
> I am not sure on that Martin.
>
>
>
> I don't think Jono's statement can be an example of Poe's Law as it is
> neither a parody of a fundamentalist belief nor is it a fundamentalist
> belief.
>
> (The Mirriam Webster online dictionary's second definition of
fundamentalism
> is "a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set
> of basic principles" which I take to mean strict adherence to the existing
> rule book, and Jono's statement does not advocate that.)
>
>
>
> Jim's response may be an example of Poe's Law, although the belief being
> parodied or stated is open to interpretation; although I don't think it
> reasonable to deem Jim to be a fundamentalist.
>
>
>
> Unless of course you are adding a corollary to Poe's Law: that parody is
> difficult to discern from an extreme view, in which case Jono's statement,
> which includes the concept of intimidating or confusing the Bind Elements
> (being my dictionary's synonyms for fazzed), is comical and possibly
> parodical.
>
>
>
> (:-))
>
>
>
> Ian
>
> _____
>
> From: dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz [mailto:dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz] On Behalf Of
> Martin Dickson
> Sent: Tuesday, 12 April 2011 5:06 p.m.
> To: dq@dq.sf.org.nz
> Subject: Re: [dq] Rune College: Binding Elements
>
>
>
> Poe's Law <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law> strikes again. :)
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Jim Arona <jim.arona@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> <sigh>
>
>
>
> On 11 April 2011 16:24, Jonathan Bean <jonobean@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>
> Given Jims' post;
>
> I no longer think Bind Elements is a useful part of the game.
>
> I would rather see them removed/fazzed out....
>
>
>
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<p>Bah, prescriptivists!=A0 :)</p>
<p>Poe's Law originally referred to creationist arguments, but has over=
time become generally reformulated to include any extremist view, whether =
religious or secular; the litmus test is whether it's totally bonkers. =
:)</p>
<p>Apologies for brevity; this little keyboard is hard to type on.<br></p>
<p>- Sent by my Android </p>
<p>On 12/04/2011 5:57 PM, "Ian Wood" <<a href=3D"mailto:dawnha=
ven@xtra.co.nz">dawnhaven@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"=
>> <br>> <br>> I am not sure on that Martin.<br>> <br>> <b=
r>
> <br>> I don't think Jono's statement can be an example of P=
oe's Law as it is<br>> neither a parody of a fundamentalist belief n=
or is it a fundamentalist<br>> belief.<br>> <br>> (The Mirriam Web=
ster online dictionary's second definition of fundamentalism<br>
> is "a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence=
to a set<br>> of basic principles" which I take to mean strict adh=
erence to the existing<br>> rule book, and Jono's statement does not=
advocate that.)<br>
> <br>> <br>> <br>> Jim's response may be an example of Po=
e's Law, although the belief being<br>> parodied or stated is open t=
o interpretation; although I don't think it<br>> reasonable to deem =
Jim to be a fundamentalist.<br>
> <br>> <br>> <br>> Unless of course you are adding a corollar=
y to Poe's Law: that parody is<br>> difficult to discern from an ext=
reme view, in which case Jono's statement,<br>> which includes the c=
oncept of intimidating or confusing the Bind Elements<br>
> (being my dictionary's synonyms for fazzed), is comical and possib=
ly<br>> parodical.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> (:-))<br>> <br=
>> <br>> <br>> Ian<br>> <br>> _____ <br>> <br>> Fr=
om: <a href=3D"mailto:dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz">dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz</a> [mai=
lto:<a href=3D"mailto:dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz">dq-owner@dq.sf.org.nz</a>] On =
Behalf Of<br>
> Martin Dickson<br>> Sent: Tuesday, 12 April 2011 5:06 p.m.<br>> =
To: <a href=3D"mailto:dq@dq.sf.org.nz">dq@dq.sf.org.nz</a><br>> Subject:=
Re: [dq] Rune College: Binding Elements<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>>=
; Poe's Law <<a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law">ht=
tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law</a>> strikes again. :)<br>
> <br>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Jim Arona <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:jim.arona@gmail.com">jim.arona@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>>=
; <sigh><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On 11 April 2011 16:24, =
Jonathan Bean <<a href=3D"mailto:jonobean@gmail.com">jonobean@gmail.com<=
/a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>> <br>> <br>> Given Jims' post; <br>> <br>> I =
no longer think Bind Elements is a useful part of the game. <br>> <br>&g=
t; I would rather see them removed/fazzed out....<br>> <br>> <br>
> <br>> _____ <br>> <br>> _____ <br>> <br>> No viru=
s found in this message.<br>> Checked by AVG - <a href=3D"http://www.avg=
.com">www.avg.com</a><br>> Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/356=
5 - Release Date: 04/11/11<br>
> <br></p>
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