Plural of flamer; multiple people who make inflammatory comments, or multiple flame-throwing devices.
Directly from the plural of 'flamer.' As the singular term expanded to cover both literal flame-throwers and metaphorical online provocateurs, the plural followed both meanings.
In the early days of internet forums and chatrooms (1990s), flamers were so disruptive that entire communities developed codes of conduct called 'netiquette' to combat the problem—making it one of the first major social problems born from digital communication.
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