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* Mention [[Encyclopaedia Dramatica]] anywhere. Especially on [http://www.deviantart.com any] [http://en.wikipedia.org website] [http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com that] [http://www.golden-road.net has] [http://www.dragonflycave.com an] [http://www.gaiaonline.com article]. If you can't [[Invoked Trope|invoke]] [[Convection, Schmonvection]], you'd better RUN!!!

* The exact definition and proper use of the term [[Mary Sue]]. It gets especially bad when applying it to canon characters.

* The January 2006 dispute between Ebaum's World and YTMND over a Lindsey Lohan gif resulted in such horrid flamewars that "Ebaum" became a banned word at [[~~Game FAQs~~]].

* The January 2006 dispute between Ebaum's World and YTMND over a Lindsey Lohan gif resulted in such horrid flamewars that "Ebaum" became a banned word at [[GameFAQs]].

* Give an opinion on [[Slash Fic|Slash]]/[[Yaoi]] (other than "it exists") on any fiction forum. It got so bad [http://www.livejournal.com/community/fanficrants/ Fanficrants] put a permanent ban on topics involving the [[Boys Love]] that isn't ''strictly'' canonical. It's gotten to the point where "These are my thoughts on yaoi" has become shorthand in the snark communities for "I'd like to start a fight" and is often used (usually facetiously) in place of "I don't mean to offend, but..." or "I'm about to talk at length about something that may bore you."

* [[Wikipedia]] [[Edit War|Edit Wars]]. Among the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars|more notorious examples]] are the spelling of the chemical element with the symbol Al, and the name of the port located at the mouth of the Vistula.

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* [[Subeta]]'s Longcat and EnderBSD's incident. Well, even mentioning the word Subeta at some places may be a good way to make yourself crispy.

* Got to [[Image Boards|4chan]]. Enter /b/. Bring up any topic. Roast marshmallows.

** Saying that you like 4chan or even find it useful will get you so much flaming hatred in anyplace other than the site itself. Expected to be immediately deemed a troll, have your intelligence and/or sexuality questioned and other things. More than once has that site been called "the asshole of the internet".

* Bring up nagas, especially those drawn by Snapesnogger. The heat that you will generate could cause a small forest fire.

* Whatever you do, '''never''' use random Japanese words like "Kawaii" or "Chibi" or whatnot in your journal entries/comments/etc. That is, unless you ''want'' to rekindle the "Shut up weeaboo! U don't know Japanese!" VS "People can say whatever they want!" flame wars.

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*** Likewise, try stating one form of inflation is "True Art" and that anything else is "vulgar pornography". The flame wars will be inevitable.

** Heck, Weight Gain Art VS Inflation Art has been known to incinerate whole forums with a poorly-timed discussion over which is preferable.

*** And, on the subject of Inflation Art, "Breast Inflation VS Butt Inflation". Yes, there are flame wars over this. No, you really don't want to start one (even unintentionally).

* Ballet videos on youtube invariably set of flame wars. For one thing, there are a bunch of different styles and every poster thinks the way their teacher taught them is correct or better. For another, while the dancers are usually pretty healthy , the posters will invariably start fighting among themselves on whether the model is too skinny or fat or just right. If the girl has a little muscle tone ( the sort you'd associate with broadway or acrobatic dancers) the fighting will get even worse, with different parties arguing that she is both too skinny and too fat.

* [[Sean Malstrom]]. [[Shown Their Work|Well-researched]] video game blogger, or [[Small Name, Big Ego|self-aggrandizing]] [[Troll]]?