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rathole
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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A technical subject that is known to be able to absorb infinite amounts of
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discussion time without more than an infinitesimal probability of arrival at
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a conclusion or consensus. That's a rathole (or just Rathole! ) is
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considered a pre-emptive bid to change the subject. The difference between
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ratholes and religious issues is that a holy war cannot be pre-empted in
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this way. Canonical examples are XML namespaces and open-source licensing.
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