Netiquette (NBR)

[Irulan]

there are several kinds of flames, subject to intrepretation of course. The range can be from mild to extreme, and from silliness to extreme unpleasantness.

"you are an old fart" to "you are a freaking idiot" and everything inbetween and then some. There are fun flames where it's just fun teasing that everyone present should know is a joke.


A Flame War is when a discussion pretty much degenerates into insults of various degrees, with some people trying to hold the original context together, and more usually the "trolls" come out of the wood work to join the fray. The worst case scenario is death threats and public confrontations, the best case scenario is that it adds some spice to a forum, where the regulars can step back and say, "oh look they are at it again" ( like two toddlers in a sandbox)

If you read the flame warriors humor link I posted you could get a pretty good idea.

And don't ask how I know this stuff. I counted up how many years I have been doing online discussion and it's a scary number.


HTH

Irulan