Flames Flames Cruising on a busy information highway is not much different from cruising on a busy interstate highway because collisions frequently occur. Most serious collisions of individuals and group are caused by flames.
Flame is the action that causes irritation or angers from readers.
It's basically an electronic attack message. Sometimes the reason for a flame is quite obvious, but in other cases it is just a case of misunderstanding. An innocent sentence in an article posted on a newsgroup may be misinterpreted by thousands of other readers and may generate flames. If you encounter a flaming response to your E-mail or posted message, the best solution is to ignore it and keep going with your business as usual. If you do choose to respond you may first want to respond politely in private E-mail to avoid a flame war.