Wikipedia hasn't declared war on vandals! If you look at the tempaltes almost all of the level 1 warnings sound more like welcome messages!!!!
"Shouldn't we distinguish between fighting vandalism and fighting vandals? It's not personal -- it's business. Right?" -Hence the Counter *Vandalisim *Unit.
There are many vandals who have became productive members of the wikipedia community. Who is declaring war on vandals??
Flying Canuck