Definitions for "Flamebait"
a provocative posting to Usenet that deliberately tries to elicit flames
An offensive article designed to incite a large number of responses, thus drowning out more relevant discussions. A subject line in all caps is a good indication of flamebait.
Flamebait is a message posted to a public Internet discussion group, such as a forum, newsgroup or mailing list, with the intent of provoking an angry response (a "flame") or argument over a topic the troll often has no real interest in. (This is not to be confused with tweaking someone.)