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• dictionary flame n. [Usenet] An attempt to sidetrack a debate away from issues by insisting on meanings for key terms that presuppose a desired conclusion or smuggle in an implicit premise.
  A common tactic of people who prefer argument over definitions to disputes about reality....
• pelling flame: [USENET] n. A posting ostentatiously correcting a previous article's spelling as a way of casting scorn on the point the article was trying to make
  instead of actually responding to that point (compare {dictionary flame})....
• pelling flame n. // [Usenet] A posting ostentatiously correcting a previous article's spelling as a way of casting scorn on the point the article was trying to make
  instead of actually responding to that point (compare dictionary flame)....
• holy wars: [from {USENET}, but may predate it] n. {flame war}s over {religious issues}.
  The paper by Danny Cohen that popularized the terms {big-endian} and {little-endian} in connection with the LSB-first/MSB-first controversy was entitled "On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace"....
• holy wars n. [from Usenet, but may predate it; common] n.
  flame wars over religious issues. The paper by Danny Cohen that popularized the terms big-endian and little-endian in connection with the LSB-first/MSB-first controversy was entitled "On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace"....
• flamer: n. One who habitually {flame}s. Said esp. of obnoxious {USENET} personalities.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• dahmum /dah'mum/ n. [Usenet] The material of which protracted flame wars, especially those about operating systems, is composed.
  Homeomorphic to spam....
• Keep away from fire or flame.
• flame war n. [common] (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet.