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- noun Plural form of
flamewar .
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As for instance flamewars in which people got on their high horses to denounce the rudeness -- except that the person denouncing had always been someone in the war, and the list of rudenesses were oddly enough always entirely on the other side.
superversive: Internet sociology, part LXVIII superversive 2010
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I've done a meticulous and exhaustive study, and found that 94.6% of flamewars in message boards and blog comments begin something like this:
Internet sociology, part LXVIII superversive 2010
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Current Music: "Fuck tha Police", N.W.A. Tags: flamewars, personal, trolling
What It Takes for My Wife to Read Playboy darkerblogistan 2009
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However, this does not just happen in those leftwing vs rightwing flamewars.
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Some people won't like it because they'd rather be anonymous for some reason or the other (be it work or family or whatever) but a lot of people won't like it because they can no longer start flamewars, buy gold, ninja items or abuse other gamers without anyone knowing who they are.
My opinion on the whole Blizzard Real ID issue nathreee 2010
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Talked comics, flamewars, vegetarianism and other subjects over cider and halibut and chips.
Emerald City Abides | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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I've done a meticulous and exhaustive study, and found that 94.6% of flamewars in message boards and blog comments begin something like this:
superversive: Internet sociology, part LXVIII superversive 2010
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They sponsor flamewars (although, in fairness, you will be banned for flame-type douchbaggery in non flame war posts) [gizmodo. com] [gizmodo. com]
Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I have felt this disappointment for some time, mind you, at the fact that whenever we as gamers on the internet have the opportunity to discuss anything at all of significance, we lapse into contentious flamewars.
Archive 2008-06-01 SVGL 2008
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Sort of puts the brouhahas and flamewars in perspective.
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