Flaming

[Nagged]

There will never be peace until everyone stops fighting...Nagged, 13/12/03.

[devicenull]

stfu....

[jez]

what is 'flaming' anyway?

[devicenull]

what is 'flaming' anyway?

it goes hand in hand with trolling.

please go back to internet bootcamp if you dont know what i am talking about

[Nagged]

stfu....

Please let it be known that I will tolerate this kind of language from Device Null only

The rest of you can bite your bum...

what is 'flaming' anyway?

Flaming (as opposed to just having a good laugh) is putting crap on people for no good reason and trying to be smug about it.

I'm a big believer in free speech, but too many threads get swamped by name calling recently. It pisses off people off when they have scoll down through countless pages of the stuff to find some decent posts.

[Caustic Saint]

stfu....

Please let it be known that I will tolerate this kind of language from Device Null only

The rest of you can bite your bum...

STFU!!!

[Nagged]

Bite your bum! (They're a gas!)

[GargoyleTS]

Taken from http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/88q1/13785.8.html

The Flamers Bible
The twelve commandments of flaming

1) Make things up about your opponent: It's important to make your lies sound true. Preface your argument with the word "clearly." "Clearly, Fred Flooney is a liar, and a dirtball to boot."
2) Be an armchair psychologist: You're a smart person. You've heard of Freud. You took a psychology course in college. Clearly, you're qualified to psychoanalyze your opponent. "Polly Purebread, by using the word 'zucchini' in her posting, shows she has a bad case of penis envy."
3) Cross-post your flames: Everyone on the net is just waiting for the next literary masterpiece to leave your terminal. From rec.arts.wobegon to alt.gourmand, they're all holding their breaths until your next flame. Therefore, post everywhere.
4) Conspiracies abound: If everyone's against you, the reason can't possibly be that you're a f*ckhead. There's obviously a conspiracy against you, and you will be doing the entire net a favor by exposing it.
5) Lawsuit threats: This is the reverse of Rule #4 (sort of like the Yin & Yang of flaming). Threatening a lawsuit is always considered to be in good form. "By saying that I've posted to the wrong group, Bertha has libeled me, slandered me, and sodomized me. See you in court, Bertha."
6) Force them to document their claims: Even if Harry Hoinkus states outright that he likes tomato sauce on his pasta, you should demand documentation. If Newsweek hasn't written an article on Harry's pasta preferences, then Harry's obviously lying.
7) Use foreign phrases: French is good, but Latin is the lingua franca of flaming. You should use the words "ad hominem" at least three times per article. Other favorite Latin phrases are "ad nauseum," "vini, vidi, vici," and "fetuccini alfredo."
8.) Tell 'em how smart you are: Why use intelligent arguments to convince them you're smart when all you have to do is tell them? State that you're a member of Mensa or Mega or Dorks of America. Tell them the scores you received on every exam since high school. "I got an 800 on my SATs, LSATs, GREs, MCATs, and I can also spell the word 'premeiotic' ."
9) Accuse your opponent of censorship. It is your right as an American citizen to post whatever the hell you want to the net (as guaranteed by the 37th Amendment, I think). Anyone who tries to limit your cross-posting or move a flame war to email is either a communist, a fascist, or both.
10) Doubt their existence: You've never actually seen your opponent, have you? And since you're the center of the universe, you should have seen them by now, shouldn't you? Therefore, THEY DON'T EXIST! This is the beauty of flamers' logic.
11) Lie, cheat, steal, leave the toilet seat up.
12) When in doubt, insult: If you forget the other 11 rules, remember this one. At some point during your wonderful career as a flamer you will undoubtedly end up in a flame war with someone who is better than you. This person will expose your lies, tear apart your arguments, make you look generally like a bozo. At this point, there's only one thing to do: insult the dirtbag!!! "Oh yeah? Well, your mother does strange things with vegetables."

The Golden Rule of Flaming
My flames will be witty, insulting, interesting, funny, caustic, or sarcastic, but never, ever, will they be boring.

Here endeth the scriptures.

I thought some here would get a kick out of this, and recognize maybe a bit of themselves and others...

[Taro Toporific]

[Nagged]

I thought some here would get a kick out of this, and recognize maybe a bit of themselves and others...

Great laugh to wake up to on a Sunday afternoon...

Thanks muchly to you and Taro both.

[graline]

what is 'flaming' anyway?

Flaming (as opposed to just having a good laugh) is putting crap on people for no good reason and trying to be smug about it.

I'm a big believer in free speech, but too many threads get swamped by name calling recently. It pisses off people off when they have scoll down through countless pages of the stuff to find some decent posts.

oh my fucking god (excuse my language if you mind it enjoy it if you dont)..im sorry i just think that it is funny that someone who utilizes the flame so often doesnt claim to know anything about it..im not trying to start something new here, i just..fuck i agree with you Nagged...in so many threads you go to now, there is one fight or another going on, and it is getting so annoying..makes you just want to smack ppl upside the head; i was just thinking about this very topic today...

[Robato]

I laughed my way through that "becoming a japanese citizen" thread. Depends on the flame war, but some are entertaining.

[Nagged]

[quote="graline"]oh my fucking god (excuse my language if you mind it enjoy it if you dont)..im sorry i just think that it is funny that someone who utilizes the flame so often doesnt claim to know anything about it..im not trying to start something new here, i just..fuck i agree with you Nagged...in so many threads you go to now, there is one fight or another going on, and it is getting so annoying..makes you just want to smack ppl upside the head]
Thanks graline, nice avatar