[Imc-sydney] What is Flame Bait?

[diet simon]

Correction to the earlier post: doom and gloom  (not bloom - I was looking 
out at new blooms in the garden, funny thing, the mind)


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From: "Andrew McNaughton" <andrew at scoop.co.nz>
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>> # A controversial message that is almost guaranteed to attract flaming.
>> home.esn.net/support/glossarya.html
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>> # Flamebait or trollbait is a message posted to an Internet discussion 
>> group, such as a newsgroup or a mailing list, with the intent of 
>> provoking an angry response (a "flame"). Various motives or explanations 
>> can be sought for this puzzling behavior; the desire for attention and 
>> the desire for entertainment at others' expense are two leading motives.
>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_bait
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> Payment by PR firms, Govt departments, etc to disrupt a forum may also
> occur, though it's rare that it's provably the case.
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> Andrew
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