I agree that some topics are hot-button topics whether that's on-wiki or AFK. But on Wikipedia anything can become a hot button topic. Look at, for example, t

I agree that some topics are hot-button topics whether that's on-wiki or AFK. But on Wikipedia anything can become a hot button topic. Look at, for example, the amount of discussion about whether to use en dash, em dash, or minus in article titles. Approx 20,000 words (no consensus): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_101#Hyphens_and_endashs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(poli... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=dash&prefix=Wikipedia+talk%3AManual+of+Style%2F&fulltext=Search+archives&fulltext=Search&ns0=1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=dash&pre... Here's how it plays out in one article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mexican%E2%80%93American_War/Archive_3#Requested_move_(February_2011) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mexican%E2%80%93American_... The Arbcom discussion is useful, because it links to some of the Ani threads: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case&oldid=429209333#Hyphens_and_dashes https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitra... There's about 500,000 words about –,— or -. There's no way of knowing in advance if you're going to fall into one of these tarpits.