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== Fan Works ==
* In fandoms where [[Ship-to-Ship Combat]] is prevalent, many of the major message boards have rules against flaming other members or ships, preventing the ship wars from becoming too terribly violent. The major ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' boards in particular are known to clamp down heavily hard on flame wars between Kataang and Zutara shippers.
* [http://www.mst3kinfo.com/history/page9.html The Great Joel vs Mike Flamewar] that broke out in ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'''' fandom when the latter took over hosting duties for the former in 1994 pitted MSTie against MSTie and very nearly wiped out all life as we know it. These days on '''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' message boards, it's generally a topic discussed in only the most coldly logical, unemotional terms lest ancient hatreds come to the fore. Flaming people over it is swiftly and brutally punished by moderators.
 
== Literature ==