Godwin's Law: Did the word "troll" replace "nazi" in modern Internet discussions?

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I have heard of the term "Godwin's Law" which is simply an Internet adage for the increasing likelihood of Ad Hominem happening the longer an Internet discussion goes. The traditional favourite word to use in the older days of the Internet was apparently comparing the opponent you are debating with a Nazi or Hitler.

I have noticed over the past few years that when it comes to people engaging in Internet discussions, Nazi and Hitler are rarely used as Ad Hominem...

Correct me if I am wrong, but the term people nowadays like to accuse others of is "troll" or "bait". This IMO is another form of Ad Hominem and simply a new form of Godwin's Law.

I do not know why forum moderators these days forbade insults like "moron" or "idiot" thrown around but they don't seem to have as big of an issue with equally bad Ad Hominem terms like "troll" and "bait".

Simply boggles my mind. Please explain?

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I guess, but it doesn't really matter.

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Nein

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Maybe. Not really a big deal though.

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@germanx:

This is an incredibly huge problem.

It takes time for morons and idiots to catch on to the facts that you so easily elucidate.

All those trolls who call people baiters should be banned.

I myself am a master baiter. But I only use my abilities when no one else is around to be offended by them.

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@germanx:

This is an incredibly huge problem.

It takes time for morons and idiots to catch on to the facts that you so easily elucidate.

All those trolls who call people baiters should be banned.

I myself am a master baiter. But I only use my abilities when no one else is around to be offended by them.

Weird bizarro lingo I had to say.

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Them Israel loving nazis

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Example of ad hominem:

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/is-it-reasonable-to-argue-that-batman-with-prep-ca-1992080/?page=1#js-message-35

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/is-it-reasonable-to-argue-that-batman-with-prep-ca-1992080/?page=1#js-message-24

Very common on the forums, and amazingly ignored by the mods in favour of targeting those who make the equally offensive terms "idiot" and "moron".