Liszt is a searchable directory of mailing lists. You could also join the New Zealand English Teachers' Forum . Before you post to any discussion group, you should take a little time to get to know the atmosphere. FAQs sometimes also contain 'guidelines for posting' - make sure you follow these too. Flaming Belonging to an active Internet discussion group is an interesting cultural experience.
Most people are friendly and reasonable.
A flame is a post that is less than friendly. Flames often contain personal remarks about other posters, and can sometimes become abusive. A flame war is a heated discussion where people have left behind their reason and have resorted to attacking each other. What can seem like a perfectly polite post when you write it can be interpreted as a scathing attack by the person on the other end. Read an actual flame war .