A86: Re: List
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A86: Re: List
No. Unwanted email is called "spam", so if you are one of those losers (I
might have just "flamed" someone) that sends email about your product or
multi-level marketing scam, then you would be a "spammer". A flame is an
insult to someone. You can argue with someone over a programming topic.
That is not flaming. But when you go above that and direct the insult
towards the person, it is a flame. However, some people feel like they are
being personally insulted whenever you insult their idea or program, so be
careful what you say. They may take it as a flame.
These are not flames:
"That's a really dumb idea, the calculator can't play midi files."
"AOL sucks."
These are flames:
"You're stupid, you can't even program in basic."
"Anyone using AOL is a moron."
(NOTE: It's just an example from the A85 list a couple of months back. I'm
not insulting anyone with AOL. But it does suck :)
-----Original Message-----
From: KidFedX@aol.com <KidFedX@aol.com>
To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Monday, December 14, 1998 6:17 PM
Subject: A86: List
>
>Sorry, I know this only has to do with the list as an entity and not ASM
>but... In physics class we were arguing over the definition of the term
>"flaming" as it pertains to email lists. Does it just mean that an email
is
>unwanted, or that it's off-topic? What?
>
>--Joe