Do InternetBackdraft, MisplacedNationalism & FlameWar count as ForeverWar?

Since they do on through multiple forums, it makes sense for them to be counted as a Forever War.

Also, how do people (both involved and not involved) react after a Flame War has ended? And why is it that people would still get involved in a Flame War & having to enjoy it, even though the Rule of Cautious Editing Judgement page stated that 99% of Tropers are not looking for a fight?

edited 12th Jun '18 4:03:31 AM by AppleGates

The entire paragraph in the description on Forever War about flame wars seems completely misplaced and shoehorned. It's also written with poor format, excessive emphasis and exaggerations. Not to mention that anything online is very, very recent and short-lived in terms of actual history. Forever is a long time.

edited 12th Jun '18 5:12:07 AM by AnotherDuck

I'm going to bring this trope up in the NRLEP thread. I'm not so sure having a Real Life section is a good idea, not to mention some of the historical examples are outright misuse since the wars did eventually end.

I agree with removing that paragraph in the description. It's grossly out of place. I'm also quite certain that there are no Real Life conflicts that have gone on long enough to qualify as the trope.

edited 12th Jun '18 8:47:30 AM by Fighteer

Removed it, and referenced this thread.

I got curious as to where that paragraph came from.... It was added by Apple Gates about 20 minutes after starting this thread.

What are your thoughts on the "related tropes" list? Isn't this trope about actual armed conflict rather than an ongoing debate or argument? Either way, I don't think console wars and the internet have even existed for long enough to qualify.

They don't qualify. They're related in that they're tropes about figurative wars. Whether that's close enough is probably the real question. It might be a good idea to link them to show people that there are other tropes they might want instead.