Editing Flaming (Internet) (section)

==Examples==
Any subject of a polarizing nature can feasibly cause flaming. As one would expect in the medium of the Internet, technology is a common topic. The perennial debates between users of competing operating systems, such as [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Classic Mac OS]] and [[macOS]] operating system, or operating systems based on the [[Linux]] kernel and [[iOS]] or [[Android (operating system)|Android]] operating system, users of [[Intel]] and [[AMD]] processors, and users of the [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Wii U]], [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]] video game systems, often escalate into seemingly unending "flame wars", also called [[software wars]]. As each successive technology is released, it develops its own outspoken fan base, allowing arguments to begin anew.

Popular culture continues to generate large amounts of flaming and countless flame wars across the Internet, such as the constant debates between fans of ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]''. Ongoing discussion of current celebrities and television personalities within popular culture also frequently sparks debate.

In 2005, author [[Anne Rice]] became involved in a flame war of sorts on the review boards of online retailer [[Amazon.com]] after several reviewers posted scathing comments about her latest novel. Rice responded to the comments with her own lengthy response, which was quickly met with more feedback from users.<ref name="reid" />

In 2007, tech expert [[Kathy Sierra]] was a victim of flaming as an image of her depicted as a mutilated body was spread around online forums. In addition to the doctored photo being spread virally, her social security number and home address were made public as well. Consequently, Sierra effectively gave up her technology career in response to the ensuing harassment and threats that she received as a result of the flaming.<ref name="Schwartz">{{cite web |author=Schwartz, Mattathias |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html?pagewanted=all |title=The Trolls Among Us |work=The New York Times Magazine |date=3 August 2008}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

In November 2007, the popular audio-visual discussion site AVS Forum temporarily closed its [[HD DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] discussion forums because of, as the site reported, "physical threats that have involved police and possible legal action" between [[High definition optical disc format war|advocates of the rival formats]].<ref name="moskovciak20071107">{{cite web | url=http://www.cnet.com/news/format-war-fanboys-shut-down-avs-forum/ | title=Format war fanboys shut down AVS Forum | publisher=CNet | date=2007-11-07 | access-date=6 July 2014 | author=Moskovciak, Matthew}}</ref>

The [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 Presidential election]], saw a flame war take place between Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]] and the Democratic candidate [[Hillary Clinton]]. The barbs exchanged between the two was highly publicized and is an example of political flaming and a flame war.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/delete-your-account-clinton-trump-in-twitter-flame-war|title='Delete your account': Clinton, Trump in Twitter flame war|website=SBS News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref> Similar messages were shared leading up to the [[2024 Presidential election]], with Donald Trump referring to his opponent, Kamala Harris, as "Lyin' Kamala," and the incumbent, Joe Biden, as "Crooked Joe Biden" on his X account.<ref>Donald Trump [@realDonaldTrump]. (2024, October 29). ''The Democrats have not only greatly demeaned and embarrassed Crooked Joe Biden, but now they're demanding that he be nowhere'' X. https://x.com/realDonaldTrump?lang=en&mx=2</ref>