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• flame war: n. (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as {USENET}.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• 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}....
• flamage /flay'm*j/ n. [very common] Flaming verbiage, esp.
  high-noise, low-signal postings to Usenet or other electronic fora....
• flame bait n. [common] A posting intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
  See also troll....
• 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....
• dahmum /dah'mum/ n. [Usenet] The material of which protracted flame wars, especially those about operating systems, is composed.
  Homeomorphic to spam....
• 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'....
• 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...