28 What do "Flaming" and "Flame War" mean? What can I do about it? (Alt.Tv.Xena)
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This article is from the Xena: Warrior Princess FAQ, by Paul Hilling p.hilling@bigfoot.com with numerous contributions by others.
28 What do "Flaming" and "Flame War" mean? What can I do about it? (Alt.Tv.Xena)
From time to time, some of the posters to ATX might have a
disagreement with what another poster has written, and will post
a strongly worded reply, which appears to be attacking that
poster personally. This is called "Flaming". When several
people are engaged in this practice, it is commonly referred to
as a "Flame War".
The best thing to do, if a "Flame War" breaks out, is to ignore
the posters concerned. You can do this by using your newsreader
to set a 'Killfile' or 'Newsgroup Filter' on the posters
concerned, or by marking "Flame" threads as read.
What you should not do, is reply to a "Flame" post, as this will
escalate the problem further out of control. If you *have* to
say something to one of the posters, it is far better if you
e-mail them personally, to save wasting newsgroup bandwidth. It
is not recommended to continue the "Flaming" on ATX or to
re-direct the "Flames" to *ANY* other newsgroup. By doing so,
you will be encouraging more newsgroup readers to get involved in
the "Flaming", which is not what readers of ATX would like to
see.
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