Flame Forums

Is there a difference between The (not yet) Banned forum and Flame Wars? The (Not Yet) Banned forum does not include the "Forum Games" and "Mafia Games" for this discussion
I have looked into both, and I saw no difference between the two except that instead of saying "F*** you!" in Flame Wars, you just insult the person until their ears fall off in The (not yet) Banned. I have occasionally looked into several threads in The (not yet) Banned, that caught my eye, but I have never found anything that was not just an illogical array of insults that are just above the line of being considered as Flames.
Could someone who regularly posts in these forums explain the difference to me, because I see none worthy enough to have them be anymore than sub-forums, and little for even that.
I have looked into both, and I saw no difference between the two except that instead of saying "F*** you!" in Flame Wars, you just insult the person until their ears fall off in The (not yet) Banned. I have occasionally looked into several threads in The (not yet) Banned, that caught my eye, but I have never found anything that was not just an illogical array of insults that are just above the line of being considered as Flames.
Could someone who regularly posts in these forums explain the difference to me, because I see none worthy enough to have them be anymore than sub-forums, and little for even that.