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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Rotorranch</i> <br /><br /><b><i><font color="blue">I know...it wasn't exaclty what I'd hopes to find, either. It's all the Webster site had. [:)] <br /> <br />Flaming, as far as the internet is concerned, is could be considered giving someone hell, I guess. Possibly akin to libel, or slander? <br /> <br />Maybe someone has a better definition? <br /> <br />Rotor </font id="blue"></i></b> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Here is what answer.com has under flaming/technology: <br /> <br /><i>Flaming is the performance "art" of posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting, usually in the social context of a discussion board (usually on the Internet). Such messages are called flames, and are often posted in response to flamebait. Flaming is one of a class of economic problems known as The Tragedy of the Commons, when a group holds a resource (in this case, communal attention), but each of the individual members has an incentive to overuse it. <br /> <br />Although the trading of insults is as old as time itself, flaming on the Internet started in the Usenet hierarchies. A flame may have elements of a normal message, but is distinguished by its intent. A flame is typically not intended to be constructive, to further clarify a discussion, or to persuade other people. The motive for flaming is often not dialectic, but rather social or psychological. Sometimes, flamers are attempting to assert their authority, or establish a position of superiority. Occasionally, flamers wi***o upset and offend other members of the forum, in which case they are trolls. Most often however, flames are angry or insulting messages transmitted by people who have strong feelings about a subject. Occasionally a flame can also be used as a zenslap. Finally, some consider flaming to be a great way to let off steam, though the receiving party may be less than pleased. <br /> <br />Similarly, a normal, non-flame message may have elements of a flame – it may be hostile, for example – but it is not a flame if it is seriously intended to advance the discussion.</i>
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