Arguments generate MoreHeatThanLight and I like this analogy.

"Heated Arguments" communicate a lot of information quickly, but it also creates lots of friction, and we end up missing out on any flashes of enlightening insights.

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If you wish to use this as a WikiTag alert on what is happening in a series of rapid-fire exchanges between opposing viewpoints, I suggest one of many ways is to insert a post like this

* "MoreHeatThanLight alert!"

Better done by a person previously uninvolved in the debates who feels that there could be points on both sides.