: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; `flamage' the content; a `flame' is a single flaming
message. See {flame}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
low-signal postings to {USENET} or other electronic {fora}.
Often in the phrase `the usual flamage'. `Flaming' is the act
itself; `flamage' the content; a `flame' is a single flaming
message. See {flame}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
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[very common] Flaming verbiage
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[Usenet: truncation of `pseudonym']
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An electronic-mail or Usenet persona adopted by a human... - signal-to-noise ratio: [from analog electronics] n
Used by hackers in a generalization of its technical... - flame
[at MIT, orig. from the phrase `flaming asshole']
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