Re: A series of broadsides printed in 1540 consisting of religious arguments were found to be similar to Usenet flamewars
The True Melissa <[email protected]>
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says... > > [email protected] (Paul W. Schleck) wrote: > > > "..., so someone posted them to Usenet to simulate a back-and-forth > > Internet squabble." > > > > https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicUsenet/comments/1tmin1u/a_series_of_broadsides_printed_in_1540_consisting/ I found a longer version of the flamewar. https://www.shipbrook.net/jeff/net1540.html Some people are saying that "trolling," at the time, was a variation of "strolling." That works for some of these uses, but not all. -Melissa