Posted by Ponderer(VIP) on November 15, 1999 at 17:41:10:
In Reply to: Re: My thoughts on your questions. posted by Graatch A.K.A. Scaurus the Wandering Wunderkind(VIP) on November 15, 1999 at 16:11:30:
Think of it like this: You're sitting in school and you're teacher says "Graatch, you obviously did not read the assigned pages. Don't waste the class's time by guessing!" This would probably cause you to blush, sulk in your seat, and maybe even convince you to read the pages in the future. That's a flame from an "elite" person(ie somebody that knows what they're talking about). Now let's imagine you're sitting in that same classroom and the student in front of you turns around and says "How bout you shut your hole. I'm getting pretty tired of you spouting off at the mouth, wasting my valuable learning time with your ludicrous answers. It's obvious you haven't read, so don't be a retard, sit there with your ugly mouth shut!" This time you stand up and punch the bastard in the mouth. He's your peer, and you don't need to take that shit. Remember: In this conversation "flame" is used as a general term, used to define any manner of "hostile" retort, regardless of its merit or constructiveness.