Gradually, the rest of us got in on the act. So do your part. Don't be afraid to share what you know. Tact is not its objective. Not at all.
Flames can be lots of fun, both to write and to read.
And the recipients of flames sometimes deserve the heat. It's unfair to the other members of the group. And while flame wars can initially be amusing, they get boring very quickly to people who aren't involved in them. They're an unfair monopolization of bandwidth. Everyone was a network newbie once.