( CNN ) -- Does the Internet need more rules ? Does it need any rules at all ? Based on the comments to our story `` Meet the Rules of the Internet , '' the judgment is decidedly mixed . The story explained the origin of the Internet 's `` rules , '' originally a set of guidelines/inside jokes spawned by a variety of sources , including the Internet collective Anonymous , the site Encyclopedia Dramatica and 4chan 's Christopher Poole . As with many Internet memes , however , the concept quickly spread to the mainstream to the point where it 's now fairly routine to run across references to `` Rule 34 '' in blog posts and comment strings . Some CNN commenters , however , were n't going to have any rules under any circumstances . `` The only rule of the Internet is that there are absolutely no rules , '' said Sal , among others . Other commenters mentioned one of the best-known Internet observations , Godwin 's Law : `` As an online discussion grows longer , the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1 . '' Some wondered why it was n't included . We agree : Godwin 's Law should definitely be a part of any set of Internet rules . ( Personally , I blame my editor for its exclusion : Frankly , the guy is a ... ) With that out of the way , here are 10 more nominations for the list of Internet rules . Ignore them at your peril . • As an online discussion grows longer , the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1 . ( Godwin 's Law ) • You can not unsee anything Rules 34-36 apply to . ( suggested by Josh Weikel ) • The cake is a lie . ( suggested by DragonWife ; originated in the video game `` Portal '' ) • Comment boards tend not to extend the discussion in a productive manner . ( suggested by Simps0n ) • If a new version of anything comes out , half the Internet will hate it because they changed it too much , and the other half will hate it because they did n't change it enough . ( suggested by chewie402 ) • For trolls : When in doubt -- or when you just do n't know -- go hostile . ( suggested by Matt in KY ) • Do n't be a d**k. ( Wheaton 's Law , suggested by freddosaurusRex ) • The girl you met online may actually be a guy . ( suggested by Krehator ; this is a variation of the classic New Yorker cartoon caption `` On the Internet , nobody knows you 're a dog . '' ) • If anything you see upsets you , it is your problem , not the poster 's . ( suggested by readerman ) • Keep it simple . Odds are , most people reading this are stoned . ( suggested by Jeffrey John Albrecht ) Thanks for playing . You can have your Internet back now .
CNN commenters respond to our story on the Rules of the Internet . Said one : `` The only rule of the Internet is that there are absolutely no rules '' Others mentioned Godwin 's Law , about commenters calling each other Nazis .