Internet rules and laws: the top 10, from Godwin to Poe

Any internet user will know that the web, like the outside world (or “meatspace”), follows certain rules.

We take a look at 10, with the most well-known and widely used towards the top and some of the lesser lights lower down. If you know any more, let us know below.

Equally, of course, if you have formulated one yourself, do likewise – but you might want to include your real name, not just a web pseudonym. Otherwise it will be known forever as Gherkin555’s Law, or whatever, and you will miss your shot at posterity.

We should state that we are not endorsing these laws or the views they imply, merely reporting them.

[Rules follow in the article linked]

Of course, here we have Boo’s Law:  “Don’t cross the Boo, or she will stab you repeatedly with a spork before banning your violated, desecrated corpse from the Forum”.