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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamebait

Motives

The most popular motive is the desire for attention and for entertainment derived at the expense of others. Posted flamebait can provide the poster with a controlled trigger-and-response setting in which to anonymously engage in conflicts and indulge in aggressive behavior without facing the consequences that such behavior might bring in a face-to-face encounter. In other instances, flamebait may be used to reduce a forum's use by angering the forum users.

'Shabobble's Thread Decay Theorum' [1] states that

    'In a given discussion thread, the topics of the first post will be repeated as the thread increases in length. This is due to new discussion members not taking the time to read the full discussion, or old members not reading new posts. Frequency of repeats is a function of the rate of new users joining the discussion multiplied by the rate of new posts being added.

F = k * (noob / second) * (posts / second)'

This then results in the thread degrading due to veteran thread users flaming and newbies trolling.
[edit] Resolving a flamebait

It is often hard to determine who is really responsible for the degradation of a reasonable discussion into a flamewar. Someone who posts a contrary opinion in a strongly focused discussion forum may be easily labeled a "baiter," "flamer," or "troll." Therefore, it seems especially important to make the rules and focus of a discussion forum public to avoid misconceptions about its accepted use.

Taking the bait or feeding the troll refers to someone who responds to the original message regardless of whether they are aware the original message was intended to provoke a response. Often when someone takes the bait, others will point out to them YHBT for "You have been trolled," or reply with "don't feed the trolls." Forum users will also frequently "rate" the troll as means of acknowledgment, with statements such as "0/10, the obvious troll is obvious," or "10/10, I raged."

The conclusion to a flamewar precipitated by flamebait is often determined by recourse to Godwin's Law.

Motives

The most popular motive is the desire for attention and for entertainment derived at the expense of others. Posted flamebait can provide the poster with a controlled trigger-and-response setting in which to anonymously engage in conflicts and indulge in aggressive behavior without facing the consequences that such behavior might bring in a face-to-face encounter. In other instances, flamebait may be used to reduce a forum's use by angering the forum users.

'Shabobble's Thread Decay Theorum' [1] states that

    'In a given discussion thread, the topics of the first post will be repeated as the thread increases in length. This is due to new discussion members not taking the time to read the full discussion, or old members not reading new posts. Frequency of repeats is a function of the rate of new users joining the discussion multiplied by the rate of new posts being added.

F = k * (noob / second) * (posts / second)'

This then results in the thread degrading due to veteran thread users flaming and newbies trolling.
[edit] Resolving a flamebait

It is often hard to determine who is really responsible for the degradation of a reasonable discussion into a flamewar. Someone who posts a contrary opinion in a strongly focused discussion forum may be easily labeled a "baiter," "flamer," or "troll." Therefore, it seems especially important to make the rules and focus of a discussion forum public to avoid misconceptions about its accepted use.

Taking the bait or feeding the troll refers to someone who responds to the original message regardless of whether they are aware the original message was intended to provoke a response. Often when someone takes the bait, others will point out to them YHBT for "You have been trolled," or reply with "don't feed the trolls." Forum users will also frequently "rate" the troll as means of acknowledgment, with statements such as "0/10, the obvious troll is obvious," or "10/10, I raged."

The conclusion to a flamewar precipitated by flamebait is often determined by recourse to Godwin's Law.

Very interesting ! Here ' s a french saying " J ' vais m ' coucher plus intélligent ce soir , ça parait mieux que de dire , j ' vais ' me coucher moins niaiseux " I ' ll be happy to translate hit for you , if needed . By the way , i ' m aware about this thread ' s subject . I also get the "500" message and yes , it ' s a pain in the AZZ .

As for your coments , my answer should ' ve been taken lightly . The liberals  will drag us in voting booth , trying to get the Harper government out . That is a pain you know where and i ' m certain we both agree on that point ...