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 == Trolling the trolls == 

 A lesson that I have learned the hard way is that it's often better just to leave well enough alone rather then trying to talk sense into known idiots. In this case I think it would have been best for you to simply stay on the moral high ground and ignore this individual. Long ago I would have done the exact same thing you did, but I have since taken a much more dispassionate approach to vandalism (and Wikipedia in general, for that matter). Instead of lowering yourself to his level, simply address the issue at hand; revert, revert, revert, report... problem solved until his next block expires. From experience, you WILL eventually reach the point that this kind of thing just stops affecting you. I don't even notice vandals getting getting upset with me anymore. When I start up Huggle, I just put on my confessor face and go to work. It's not personal to me, I don't give a damn if it's personal to them.  "