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I chose the Flaming article. It needs additional citations. Humphrey's social media mentions flaming on pages 36, 91, 105, 287. I believe it could also be clearer and more concise.

Flaming in the online act of posting insults, often laced with profanity or other offensive language, on social networking sites. These insults may turn into flame wars where two or more individuals unite to exchange or unite against a third party with verbal attacks. Many attribute the emergence of flaming to the anonymity that internet forums provide. Anonymity can lead to disinhibition, which results in the the swearing, offensive and hostile language characteristic of flaming. More than just anonymity contributes to the offensive behaviors of flaming such as lack of social cues, less accountability of face-to-face communications, textual mediation and deindividualtion are also probable factors.

Sites like Reddit, Youtube and 4chan cultivate an environment where offensive language is not just prevalent, but normative. While these behaviors may be common or expected in some forums they can have dramatic, adverse affects in others. Flame battles can have a lasting impact on some internet communities where even once a flame war has concluded a division or even dissolution may occur.