Hmm.. now I didn't see that "Veggies" thread at all "flameish", since it is (if you are familiar with "Veggie Tales") a musical topic, and the contributor seems to want to confirm if she is the only one who finds their music "prattish" or if others concur. Now I'm not just what "Prattish" means exactly, but it does not strike me as being particulary obscene, inflamatory or degrading. Critical perhaps, but not (since the "Veggies" are fictional cartoon carachters) rising to the level of a "personal attack".

It seems that all of us are not using the same definitions or criterion for appplication of the terms "Flame", "Troll", and the like.

I have noticed on some web-based mail servers that acceptable vs. non-acceptable conduct and content is pretty specifically spelled out in the "terms of use" or "licensure" agreement which users are required to indicate acceptance of prior to using the service.

Although I haven't really seen it happening here much, one form of content that should never, IMHO, be tolerated, is any direct or implied personal threat against any person or organization. It came really close, if not putting some toes over the line, just recently here, and that is something that can get way out of hand really fast, with serious destructive potential.