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Include War N. Excessive Multi-leveled Inclusion Within A Discussion Thread, A Practice That Tends To Annoy Readers.
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include war n.
Excessive multi-leveled inclusion within a
discussion thread, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In
a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as Usenet, this can lead
to flames and the urge to start a kill file.
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include war: n. Excessive multi-leveled including within a discussion {thread}, a practice that tends to annoy readers.
In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as USENET, this can lead to {flame}s and the urge to start a {kill file}....
pam vt.,vi.,n. [from "Monty Python's Flying Circus"] 1.
To crash a program by overrunning a fixed-size buffer with excessively large input data....
followup n. [common] On Usenet, a posting generated in response to another posting (as opposed to a reply, which goes by email rather than being broadcast).
Followups include the ID of the parent message in their heade...
followup: n. On USENET, a {posting} generated in response to another posting (as opposed to a {reply}, which goes by email rather than being broadcast).
Followups include the ID of the {parent message} in their heade...
include vt. [Usenet] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response.
See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style"....
include: vt. [USENET] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response.
See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style"....
flame war n. [common] (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet.
FAQ /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ n. [Usenet] 1. A Frequently Asked Question.
2. A compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically to high-volume newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such questions....
FAQ: /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ [USENET] n. 1. A Frequently Asked Question.
2. A compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically to high-volume newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such questions....