[closed] Define - Flame War

1	What is a flame war exactly? I am looking for an absolute or possibly close definite as can be. If you have links to post, just make sure I can find the information easily flame war define asked Sep 01 '10 at 11:31 YamazaruNinja 3.2k●86●101●141 closed Sep 02 '10 at 16:48

The question has been closed for the following reason "The question is answered, right answer was accepted" by YamazaruNinja Sep 02 '10 at 16:48

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A flamewar is anytime an online discussion degenerates into name-calling, insults, attacks and completely off topic remarks. It can involve as few as two people or a group of people using any computer-mediated form of communication (dialup Bulletin Board System like I started out with; Usenet newsgroup; web-based discussion forum, etc.

answered Sep 01 '10 at 13:31

ageekmom ♦
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"Flaming (also known as bashing) is hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users."

Wikipedia: Flaming (Internet)

Edit: Sorry, I haven't seen a flame in one of the threads, or I'd link it in here.

answered Sep 01 '10 at 11:35

djmoore711
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edited Sep 01 '10 at 11:37

No, I wasn't asking for actual flame wars, just any links to sites that define it such as you did

(Sep 01 '10 at 12:50) YamazaruNinja

No problem then. Just click "I'm Feeling Lucky" for Flame Wars on Google. ;-)

(Sep 01 '10 at 12:59) djmoore711

0	From Urban Dictionary "A flame war is a heated argument between two individuals, that results in those involved posting personal attacks on each other during or instead of debating the topic at hand." Urban Dictionary link answered Sep 01 '10 at 13:09 quinny707 1.5k●10●23●42

0	either that or the problem when people online choose to go crazy over stupid things for no reason answered Sep 01 '10 at 14:21 Razor512 15.6k●34●80●242

0	The great flame war of '99 happened when everyone and everything on the internet was mean. Everyone was trolls. So glad it's over but I will never forgive Usenet. answered Sep 01 '10 at 15:43 Ben Grant 2.0k●3●13●37

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