e-rage

Becoming infuriated on the internet over a video game, such as CS or Gunbound, in which the "e-rager" spams insults and flames towards a certain person or party in a repeated manner. Insults are usually followed by "gg" or "e-rage".

The type of internet-war between individuals which grows out of quickly-written emails containing statements that may be easily misunderstood or mis-taken by the recepient, and grows through retaliatory responses into massive proportions.

Since email is unable to convey facial-expressions, unable to fully-convey emotive states or the status of the writer (ie tired, sick, depressed), is not interactive face-to-face dialog, and tends to be hastily-written, these misunderstandings via email are frequently based entirely upon mis-communication rather than truthful intent.

Term coined by Louise Doncaster circa 2003.

Generally being stressed out at your computer whilst playing a game or engaging in any other online activity.