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raccoon

(31,105 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2013, 12:44 PM Sep 2013

Googled for a law of thread decay, but found nothing. There must be one, though,

for almost universally, after a thread gets to a point, it tends to decay--i.e., get more silly and meaningless.

Anyone know of such a law, or can I just invent one?

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Googled for a law of thread decay, but found nothing. There must be one, though, (Original Post) raccoon Sep 2013 OP

it would have to involve graph traversal in some kind of semantic topic space phantom power Sep 2013 #1

is it the inverse of Godwin's law, by chance? Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2013 #2

Nice post, Kitler... madinmaryland Sep 2013 #4

I think it has something to do with... Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #3

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

1. it would have to involve graph traversal in some kind of semantic topic space

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 12:48 PM

Sep 2013

sub discussions evolve along adjacent nodes in a graph space of topics. Over time the sub-graph covered by the thread grows, and extends farther from its original node in the graph.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

2. is it the inverse of Godwin's law, by chance?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 04:22 PM

Sep 2013

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

4. Nice post, Kitler...

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 09:40 PM

Sep 2013

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)

3. I think it has something to do with...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2013, 07:37 PM

Sep 2013

how much smarter you are than the person who just posted before you and being the inverse subtrahend of the derp equation conflicting with the inner circle of fault.

Or not.

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