- March 6th, 2013, 10:36 am
#422183
Ok people, I am going to solve this whole "Flame" issue once and for all.
If it is America's youth we are concerned with, and our use of "flames," let us use their language.
The Urban Dictionary definition for "flame" -
1. To insult someone electronically, or otherwise. Sometimes to be a group insult.
2. To insult a person you are arguing with over the internet in hopes of reviving your argument.
3. A flame is noun associated with the action of flaming, what people do when they express a strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion. Although flames often get out of hand, they have a purpose in the ecology of cyberspace. Many flames are aimed at teaching someone something (usually in overstated language) or stopping them from doing something (like offending other people). Flame messages often use more brute force than is strictly necessary, but that's half the fun.
Any gamers here remember this from their gaming days and the "flame wars" that came along with WoW and so forth.
Now let us check the definition of "flamer"
1. Extremely flamboyant homosexual. Very bright clothing, loud speach, upbeat attitude, often noisy or annoying, intrusive. Very very gay...
2. An outgoing homosexual, who is very open with his gayity.
3. A person who constantly starts fights on forums or message boards. Usually with many vilgar statements, and outright lies.
People, we are the flames, not the flamers, thus the discussion of any LGBTA references shall cease to exist on this message board for all time!! Middle school teachers should educate their ignorant students. People who want to change the name for the gay reference reason should relax. Our job now is simply to educate the masses....a Flame is not a Flamer, it never was, and never will be. Anyone who thinks otherwise is simply...wrong!
Oh the irony - To flame, IE...a verbal tirade on the internet meant to insult someone, is our nickname. Seems fitting!!?!??!!
If it is America's youth we are concerned with, and our use of "flames," let us use their language.
The Urban Dictionary definition for "flame" -
1. To insult someone electronically, or otherwise. Sometimes to be a group insult.
2. To insult a person you are arguing with over the internet in hopes of reviving your argument.
3. A flame is noun associated with the action of flaming, what people do when they express a strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion. Although flames often get out of hand, they have a purpose in the ecology of cyberspace. Many flames are aimed at teaching someone something (usually in overstated language) or stopping them from doing something (like offending other people). Flame messages often use more brute force than is strictly necessary, but that's half the fun.
Any gamers here remember this from their gaming days and the "flame wars" that came along with WoW and so forth.
Now let us check the definition of "flamer"
1. Extremely flamboyant homosexual. Very bright clothing, loud speach, upbeat attitude, often noisy or annoying, intrusive. Very very gay...
2. An outgoing homosexual, who is very open with his gayity.
3. A person who constantly starts fights on forums or message boards. Usually with many vilgar statements, and outright lies.
People, we are the flames, not the flamers, thus the discussion of any LGBTA references shall cease to exist on this message board for all time!! Middle school teachers should educate their ignorant students. People who want to change the name for the gay reference reason should relax. Our job now is simply to educate the masses....a Flame is not a Flamer, it never was, and never will be. Anyone who thinks otherwise is simply...wrong!
Oh the irony - To flame, IE...a verbal tirade on the internet meant to insult someone, is our nickname. Seems fitting!!?!??!!
Not sure who edited my post above either.
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