Flame

Flaming is hostility over the Internet, malicious or occasionally otherwise.

=Flamers=

Flamers are people who known for flaming others. Flamers may be anything from part of tight-knit group that reacts hostilely to newbies as a form of hazing or purposeful intimidation to get them to leave, or disliked outcasts that occasionally troll and snipe other users.

Flamers often participate in Flame Wars.

=Flames in Fanfiction=

Often on the Pit, summaries or author's notes will include phrases along the line of "No flames please!" or "Flames will be used for s'mores."

Generally this is to show that the writer would prefer compliments or concrit, however, some more sensitive fanwriters will accuse anything that is not strictly praise to be a flame.

=Flaming on the Board=

Flaming is generally disapproved of on the PPC Board, however, occasionally, in the case of a troll, some boarders cannot resist giving in, as snarky wit is the key trait in many an experienced flamer, and the boarders are anything if not snarky or witty.

=Flame Wars=

Flame Wars are examples of large scale flaming. It may be a (mostly )playful battle between flamers, or it might be complete all out warfare with trolls.

Flame wars are often shaped by the strongest personalities taking part, and a once amusing flame war can quickly turn offensive and personal to all involved if this precarious balance is changed.

=In the PPC=

Flames, usually those sent to the PPC (either its Agents or the Organisation itself), appear in narrative as literal flames, and have on occasion been used as an assassination method for a Sue. Agents are required to handle them with the same fireproof equipment provided for the care of Mini-Balrogs, i.e. oven mitts and a flame-retardant apron. Some of these flames, when used, scream out whatever the flamer said. This has led to some cognitive dissonance, especially when an Agent was throwing flames unrelated to the PPC.

=Literal Flames=

See Flamethrower or DOGA.