Oh - I read this article some time now from Writers University and just had to pin this up. I fully acknowledge that this is not mine and that I'm not reproducing the article for a commercial benefit and I fully acknowledge the author's ownership and copyright to their work.
(from:
writersu.s5.com/communication/flame03.html)10 Steps to Successful Flaming
by Silver (Silver_Solitaire@bigfoot.com)
1. Don't read the story you're reviewing! This only costs precious time and might narrow your justified indignation and fervor.
2. Don't bother with spellign. Cuz when ur realy angry ppl cant expect u 2 take the tiem & think thru! They'll surely get the point anyway. Besides, everybody knows how difficult it is to type with only one hand.
3. Use exclamation marks generously! Only then slashers will truly feel the full extent of your wrath and become a muttering pile of shame!!!!!!!![snip]!!!!!!!![major snippage]!!!!!!
4. Don't worry when your finger gets tired. Everybody knows that the "!" is right above the "1" and nobody can expect you to press Shift all the time!!!!!!111
5. Use Caps Lock permanently! THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GAIN THE ATTENTION AND RESPECT YOU DESERVE!
6. Bring your flame down to the point. "U SUX" is absolutely sufficient to show your expertise and authority. Any Flamee will drop to their knees and pledge immediate atonement in no time.
7. Don't bother to leave an e-mail address. Of course you and everybody else knows that you did the right thing and usually you have the guts to stand up for your beliefs, but who knows? This gay virus might creep through the phone wire and infect your files once you've drawn the attention to yourself!
8. Leaving a fake e-mail addy is always a bonus, though. Nobody would penetrate the ingenious feint of Fuck-you@I'm-not-telling-you.com and you can cackle joyfully at the prospect of another dirty Flamee composing a repentant reply in tears, only to find it returned to their inbox unread.
9. Always question the author's intelligence, talent, sexual orientation or right to live in addition to your flame, to give the point you're making more insistence.
10. Last, but not least, post your own fics right after a successful day of slash-roasting. After all, your stuff is perfectly straight, which already is justification enough to make it a damn good piece. So, no need to bother about spelling, grammar punctuation, characterization and plot. Leave that to those dodos who can't even *think* straight, let alone write it.
All clear now?? THEN FLAME AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
Additional (serious) note: If you flame, flame well. You can't write anything we haven't heard before. So, at least be creative and original for once in your life!