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• flame bait n. [common] A posting intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
  See also troll....
• pelling flame: [USENET] n. A posting ostentatiously correcting a previous article's spelling as a way of casting scorn on the point the article was trying to make
  instead of actually responding to that point (compare {dictionary flame})....
• asbestos: adj. Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from {flame}
  also in other highly {flame}-suggestive usages....
• flamer: n. One who habitually {flame}s. Said esp. of obnoxious {USENET} personalities.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• flame war: n. (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as {USENET}.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• hitogram: /shit'oh-gram/ n. A *really* nasty piece of email.
  Compare {nastygram}, {flame}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• etrock: /net'rok/ [IBM] n. A {flame}; used esp. on VNET, IBM's internal corporate network.
  -- 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'....
• pelling flame n. // [Usenet] A posting ostentatiously correcting a previous article's spelling as a way of casting scorn on the point the article was trying to make
  instead of actually responding to that point (compare dictionary flame)....