What is Flame?
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A vicious email attack. The term comes from the phrase "Flame On!" uttered by the Human Torch, a member of the "Fantastic Four," when he wanted to light his fire and torch off the bad guys. In the early days of the ARPANET it was common for people to put "flame on" and "flame off" tags in their email and their mailing list postings to denote angry comments. Some strange people have come to consider the flames and flame baiting, also known as "trolling," to be a form of performance art. It is not uncommon to get fan mail in response to good flames. |
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