English Explanatory Dictionary

Cunningham's Law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A humorous law of Internet forums, stating that "The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."

Word forms

Cunningham's Law

Etymology

Supposedly proposed by programmer Ward Cunningham sometime in the early 1980s, but Cunningham himself denies having ever said it.

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