User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Bringing down the banhammer: Best practices for blocking/@comment-1065014-20120326052018/@comment-20644-20120407235331

"Lulzier" is something you want to avoid. I see a lot of complaints about block lengths like that, because it's essentially a way of trolling a blocked user. Remember: block, revert, ignore. Don't stoke the flames.