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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....
• flame war: n. (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as {USENET}.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• 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...
• 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....
• ignal-to-noise ratio: [from analog electronics] n.
  Used by hackers in a generalization of its technical meaning....
• flame bait: n. A posting intended to trigger a {flame war}, or one that invites flames in reply.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• flame war n. [common] (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet.
• forum: n. [USENET, GEnie, CI$; pl. `fora' or `forums'] Any discussion group accessible through a dial-in {BBS}, a {mailing list}, or a {newsgroup} (see {network, the}).
  A forum functions much like a bulletin board; users submit {posting}s for all to read and discussion ensues....
• flamer: n. One who habitually {flame}s. Said esp. of obnoxious {USENET} personalities.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...