Talk:List of observations named after people

Goodhart's Law
Perhaps Goodhart's Law is another candidate - is it an observation or a hypothesis?


 * The distinction will be moot if the suggested merge below takes place. :-) &mdash;  SMcCandlish &#91;talk&#93; &#91;contrib&#93; ツ 15:33, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Merge?
There are already some entries common to both this list and this one... shouldn't they just be merged? After all, the use of "law" in this context isn't exactly the legal one... --Jay (Histrion) 03:09, 25 August 2005 (UTC)


 * It is better to merge it to List of adages named after people, which covers this kind of parody "law". JoaoRicardotalk 02:23, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with JoaoRicardo. Dreadpirate Roberts 04:18, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I also concur with JoaoRicardo, though I also think that all THREE should ultimately be merged; I don't see any particular use for the Law list, if the ultimately merged Adage/Observation list is structured properly. For the short term, I say merge Observation into Adage, and replace it with a #REDIRECT &mdash; SMcCandlish &#91;talk&#93; &#91;contrib&#93; ツ 15:33, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd vote for this being a redirect to List of eponymous laws, which was the fore-runner and is a superset of List of adages named after people, which should also be redirected to List of eponymous laws. --Tagishsimon (talk)

Reed/ Metcalfe
What's the difference between Reed's and Metcalfe's laws? 21:53, 9 November 2006 (UTC)