@band I see both.

@ngerakines.me I'd assume a lot of ad blocking blacklists are helpful to catch these sorts of things? Probably another good community to ask around in, anyway.

@chriscorrigan Whether dozens or flyting, I know it can have manifold forms and motives. One is to call someone out, or more broadly, have a go at holding them accountable. I suppose the more it drifts toward calling in, the more it might become word play? And not invite/demand a crafted […]

@chriscorrigan Ooh, hadn't heard of flyting!

@chriscorrigan Literal makes sense as an opposite to word play, not the opposite I'm looking for though. A boring straightforward answer might be word war? Or even propaganda? Fishing around for terms like that.

@chriscorrigan "Upon hearing one particularly ripe insult, Silas joined the verbal fray, he could never resist an opportunity for ."