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GESMUNDO
POLLENTES
PEDERAJA
FLAME WARS

A LENGTHY EXCHANGE OF ANGRY OR ABUSIVE MESSAGES BETWEEN USERS OF AN

ONLINE FORUM OR OTHER DISCUSSION AREA.
FLAMER

SOMEONE WHO KNOWINGLY ATTACKS OTHER NETIZENS, OR EXPRESSES IN AGGRESSIVE MANNER HIS
OPINION ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE
TO WIDEN YOUR ONLINE VOCAVOLARY, THERE ARE FOUR
FOLLOWING TERMS ON THE INTERNET:

• 1. FLAME
• 2. FLAME WAR
• 3. TROLL
• 4. FLAMING
FLAME

A VITRIOLIC OR ABUSIVE MESSAGE POSTED ON THE INTERNET OR SENT BY EMAIL,

TYPICALLY IN QUICK RESPONSE TO ANOTHER MESSAGE.
FLAME WAR
TROLL

TROLL IS A PERSON WHO STARTS QUARRELS OR UPSETS PEOPLE ON

THE INTERNET TO DISTRACT AND SOW DISCORD BY POSTING
INFLAMMATORY AND DIGRESSIVE, EXTRANEOUS, OR OFF-
TOPIC MESSAGES IN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY 
FLAMING

DIRECT A VITRIOLIC OR ABUSIVE MESSAGE AT (SOMEONE) BY POSTING ON THE

INTERNET OR SENDING AN EMAIL.
TAXONOMY OF ONLINE DISCUSSION ARCHETYPES

FLAME WARRIORS

AN EVER-GROWING COMPENDIUM OF THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF VIRTUAL

COMBATANT THAT INHABIT TODAY'S ONLINE FORUMS, MAILING LISTS AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES.
RESPONSIBLE NETIZENSHIP

BECOMING A FLAME WARRIOR CAN BE AN INDICATION OF ONE’S FAILURE TO BE A RESPONSIBLE NETIZEN.

LIKE ANY OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITY, AN ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUP TYPICALLY REQUIRES ITS MEMBERS OR
PARTICIPANTS TO ABIDE BY RULES OF ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.
NETIQUETTE REFERS OBSERVING PROPPER ETIQUETTE AS YOU ENGAGE IN ACCTIVITIES OVER THE
INTERNET.
CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTE
1. REMEMBER THE HUMAN, RESPECT IS HIS OR HER FEELINGS.
2. ADHERE TO THE SAME STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT YOU FOLLOW IN REAL LIFE.
3. RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S TIME AND BANDWIDTH.
4. MAKE YOURSELF LOOK GOOD ONLINE.
5. SHARE EXPERT KNOWLEDGE.
6. DO NOT PROVOKE TO ATTACK OTHERS.
7. RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVACY.
8. DON’T ABUSE YOUR POWER.
9. NOBODY IS PERFECT.
ALTERNATIVELY, OTHER SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING RULES

1. AVIOD ATTACKING THE PERSONHOOD OF ANOTHER ONLINE USERS.

2. SPAMMING IS DIRESPECTFUL.
3. OBSERVE CLEAR LANGUAGE TO AVIOD MISINTERPRETATION.
4. THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK.
5. DO NOT VEER (SUDDEN CHANGE OF DIRECTION) FROM THE TOPIC.
6. USE COMMON SENSE.
7. IF IT IS NOT YOUR OWN IDEA, CITE THE SOURCE./GIVE CREDITS TO THE OWNER.
8. FOLLOW RULES AND POLICIES AS IMPOSED BY MODERATION IN FORMS OF MODERATORS