Flamebait

What is Flamebait?


1.

An email, usually to a message board, written with intent to offendangerenrage other persons, so that they will send a flaming email in reply.

I think you guys are stupid for coming to this messageboard devoted to such a waste of space as insert celebrity here

See ryan

2.

1) Flame bait is a message posted to a public Internet discussion group, such as a forum, newsgroup or mailing list, with the intent of provoking an angry response (a "flame") or argument over a topic the "troll" (original poster provoking angry response) often has no real interest in, and finds humour, or entertainment in reactions.

2) Flame bait can be a person unfamiliar with a certain discussion/topic on an internet discussion group, possibly saying things that would provoke an angry, teasing, or overall negative response.

1)KingR3aper: Starcraft II is going to suck. It is going to be the same thing as Starcraft I with new graphics. You're all losers.

(Here, KingR3aper, being the 'troll', is purposely provoking an angry or negative response from offended starcraft fans. Flame Baiting)

(offended fans)

STRCFTFAN1337: GO SCRWE URSELF STARCRAFT IS AWESOME U FAG

ILESSTHAN3BLZRD: GTFO YOUTUBE STARCRAFT IS BOSS

IMA13YROLDBOI: NO YOURS TUPID! U ONLY SAY THAT CUZ U SUCK AT THE GAME

2) Imanub123: Hey, I'm new to computers. I'm at a local library right now. My friend said that I have to clean out my computer, thats why it was so slow. So I opened my computer and scrubbed with soap and water, and now its not working. Does anyone know why?

Mrgudsenseofsmell: I smell Flamebait...o.o

KingR3aper: ....Dear god. Why are you even alive? Do you forget to breathe?

1337sauce: *facepalm* I've never heard something so frking stupid in my life.

See flamebait, flame, bait, flamer, angry, funny, mad, provoke

3.

A frequent user of many message boards and battle that prefers to talk about sex, and un-interesting, inane topics. These topics frequently suggest brain damage.


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