Glossary Entry: Flame War

Sometimes arguments go bad. When a conversation has devolved into nothing more than heated insults (which are called flames), it has become a flame war and should probably be dropped before someone says or does something they will regret.

Most holy wars can easily spark a flame war, and the people involved in the fight may be banned temporarily or permanently.

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