If someone is flaming you, should I be reporting it?

If it's that bad, yes. The mods will look into it.
They try to keep this place friendly.

if someone is flaming me, i'd appreciate it if you reported them

I'll feel like a little kid tattling though :(

tattling is when a little kid reports every incident that happens, usually for their own benefit. reporting someone for flaming is a grown up way of handling a situation, instead of taking the matter into your own hands

this site is very well moderated, so taking the flamer on yourself will get you in as much trouble as the flamer. that is why there is a "report" option available. avoid calling the flamer a *******, ********, *****, *********, *****, and worse of all a ************* ******* ************* *** ** * *****

What is flaming?

If flaming is bad then report it. You deserve respect!

What.....is.....flaming, please?

Flaming is attacking/insulting another online user/forum poster.

Use the 'Report this user' link to the right
of their profile picture, or beneath their post.
It is completely private.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_%28Internet%29

I guess that is different then its definition here in Philadelphia, but it is hard to keep up with the slang

There's a difference between "being a flaming ---" and getting
flamed.