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The Derek Smart Flamewar
Part of Internet flamewars
Date 1996--ongoing
Location Usenet
Result Ongoing
Belligerents
pro-Derek Smart faction anti-Derek Smart faction
Commanders
Semi-centralised under Derek Smart using the alias "Supreme Commander" Decentralised under no one commander

The Derek Smart flamewars, or simply The Great Flamewar as it is sometimes called, is an ongoing internet flamewar that originated in the Usenet newsgroups in 1996 and has been in constant development since. It has since spread to virtually all internet fora. The subject matter of the war was originally Derek Smart's computer game Battlecruiser 3000AD. Derek Smart himself, until 1999 under the alias Supreme Commander was an active participant in the war.

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[edit] Involved parties

There are two principle camps involved, the pro-Derek Smart and anti-Derek Smart factions.

However, there are many reasons people have joined the flamewar. Some defend Derek Smart and his games out of personal preference for his character or the titles. Others defend Derek Smart because they object to what is perceived as an orchestrated mass character asassination campaign against a vocal and notable gaming industry figure.

Conversely, some have joined because they dislike Derek Smart's character or produced titles, while others take objection to his online mannerism. And some especially vocal anti-Derek Smart antagonists have changed sides in reported[citation needed] alienation by Smarts' manners. Both sides are also riddled by Internet trolls partaking just out of spite.

[edit] Causes of the flamewar

[edit] Causes according to the pro-Derek Smart faction

[edit] Causes according to the anti-Derek Smart faction

[edit] Strategic positions of the flamewar

Derek Smart himself has been the focus of several controversies, which are the principal foci of the flamewar.

[edit] The Battlecruiser series of games

[edit] The development history of Battlecruiser 3000AD

[edit] The Coke Machine Incident

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[edit] Notable participants in the flamewar

[edit] External links

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