As the net gains in popularity, this annoying phenomenon is growing. TLAs, emoticons, flames These occur in both news and mail. They are very common on the net. Emoticons are textual representations of emotion. You need to look at them sideways.
Flames are abusive messages.
There are areas where flames are constructed and admired as a sort of artform, but often flames are the product of rudeness, self-righteousness, or a very poor command of written language. Mailing lists Multiple copies of an email message can be sent to nominated addresses. A mailing list is an automated and expanded type ofe-mail. Most mailing lists are unmoderated,and posting is handled automatically. Some mailing lists vet applicants before subscribing them.