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• flame war n. [common] (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet.
• 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}....
• flame bait: n. A posting intended to trigger a {flame war}, or one that invites flames in reply.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• et.police: /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those USENET readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and {flame} any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of {netiquette}.
  Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also spelled `net police'....
• flamage: /flay'm*j/ n. Flaming verbiage, esp. high-noise, low-signal postings to {USENET} or other electronic {fora}.
  Often in the phrase `the usual flamage'. `Flaming' is the act itself...
• flamer: n. One who habitually {flame}s. Said esp. of obnoxious {USENET} personalities.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• fora: pl.n. Plural of {forum}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• lurker: n. One of the `silent majority' in a electronic forum
  one who posts occasionally or not at all but is known to read the group's postings regularly....
• board: n. 1. In-context synonym for {bboard}; sometimes used even for USENET newsgroups (but see usage note under {bboard}, sense 1).
  2. An electronic circuit board. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...