Understanding Memes: Bait

[Shami-Amourae]

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About
Bait is a an internet slang term used to describe comments or opinions which are considered to be made purposefully to troll (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/trolling) other posters or to start a flame war (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/flaming). The term is commonly found on message boards and in comment sections, including the 4chan (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/4chan) imageboards.


Origin
In the 1990s, the term “flamebait” was used on Usenet to describe posts made specifically to incite an argument. One of the earliest examples of this was posted to the rec.autos.tech[2] (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bait-this-is-bait#fn2) newsgroup on August 20th, 1995, in response to a complaint that American-made cars used soft suspensions and automatic transmissions that made Americans look weak and incompetent. After the poster went on to complain that the United States was spending money that they thought should have been allotted for healthcare and education on the military, another user referred to the comments as “flamebait.”


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[Shami-Amourae]

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[Shami-Amourae]

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[Shami-Amourae]

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[Shami-Amourae]

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[drycreek]

The honorable mamboni is the master of the bait. (http://gold-silver.us/forum/showthread.php?83953-Flat-Earthers-Won-t-Go-Away)