Europe in internet culture terms

[michiexile]

SO this one political history post over at doqz describes 1848-1945 as one long flame war, and then pozorvlak points out that this was true long before that.

Which, of course beckons the observation that Pax Romana must have been the reign of a bunch of rather dedicated moderators, and invites comparisons between the gothic population redistribution initiatives and the eternal september.

But who is AOL?

Comments

[mnenyver.livejournal.com]

Let's see... not innovative on their own, but went forward on the success of others. Cheerfully tried to force everyone to The One True Way and when anyone tried to leave, they tortured them.

The Spanish Inquisition?

[pozorvlak.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that AOL is the steppes, whence all proper incursions by nomadic barbarians come :-)