Mike Godwin hired by Wikimedia Foundation

Raul654 writes "Mike Godwin, first legal counsel for the EFF who is best known for coining Godwin's law, has been hired as the legal counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation."

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[perlionex]

For clueless /. readers who don't click on the links, and who were wondering what the link between Godwin and Nazis / Hitler is; from the Wikipedia link on Godwin's Law in the article:

Godwin's Law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies[1]) is an adage that Mike Godwin formulated in 1990. The law states:

"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."

Godwin's Law does not question whether any particular reference or comparison to Hitler or the Nazis might be appropriate, but only asserts that one arising is increasingly probable. It is precisely because such a comparison or reference may sometimes be appropriate, Godwin has argued, that overuse of Nazi and Hitler comparisons should be avoided, because it robs the valid comparisons of their impact. David Weigel argued that Godwin's law is often used to ridicule even valid comparisons.

You know who else they hired?

[Civil_Disobedient]

Yeah, you know who else Wikimedia hired? That's right.