Board Thread:Support Requests - Getting Technical/@comment-2226235-20140926004346/@comment-452-20140926152011

Using insults in edit summaries is "just stupid", as no good can possibly come from it.


 * Many vandals begin due to poor treatment.
 * The goal of a Troll is to annoy. Using insults in edit summaries feeds Trolls.
 * Being "Abusive" and "Offensive" is against the TOU.

Edit:

I was trying to help you. Admins insulting users is a greater problem than vandals, because Admins are often the cause of vandals.

When I became admin, I "inherited" a persistent multi-IP vandal from the previous, immature, admin who had been using insults and other inciting comments in his block summaries. After I used more effective blocks with neutral block summaries, the vandal got bored and stopped.