Serious question: what is a flamewar?

[crim son]

Sometimes it's obvious, but sometimes these threads look to me like a rousing discussion. Does it become a flamewar when the name-calling begins? Enquiring minds want to know but not piss anybody off.

[NMDemDist2]

1. yeah pretty much when the level of discussion declines into personal

attacks and namecalling

:popcorn:

[crim son]

3. That makes sense.

And I thank you for clarifying! Now, put that popcorn away. :spank:

[mainegreen]

2. It's a flamewar when Nazis or Hitler is brought up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_Hitlerum

[crim son]

6. But those fallacious arguments are so handy!

What's the problem? :shrug: haha.

[LSK]

8. so your trying to start one now?

:P

[crim son]

10. Certainly not. And in fact, I'm going to shut up right now.

Promise.

[billyskank]

4. Back in the good old days of Usenet

a flame war really was a flame war. The more expletives the better.

[crim son]

7. Thank heavens that never happens here!

Not for long, anyway. :eyes:

[Mz Pip]

5. Were you here

for the 2004 primaries? Some of the threads went way beyond rousing discussions. MOre like cat fights.

I suspect it will be pretty much the same in 2008.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[crim son]

9. No, I'm one of those losers (see: GD) who arrived after

2004, looking for solace. I'll no doubt see 2008 though.

[Call Me Wesley]

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