Flame wars

Flame wars are when an otherwise normal thread is hijacked into an all out insult fest between two or more people/groups. N00bs often think that any serious debate is a flame war, but they are wrong, and are often flamed for it. Think of flame wars as an online version of a shouting match.

Flame wars are often started by Forum Arsonists, Vet Whackers, particularly aggressive n00bs or by the result of n00b whacking (but generally not wanted by n00b whackers themselves).

Examples

Venko's Showcase (Has been deleted by Clickbeetle)
System 32's Showcase