[header] How to escape a flame war [title] Try not to antagonize them. [step] Believe it or not, a lot of flame wars aren't started by the trolls themselves, but by people that fall in to their traps. Flamers set traps, waiting for someone to fall into it. 
This is usually how most flame wars start, and it's usually only because the person is desperate for attention. [title] Try to get out of it before it gets bad.