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Thankfully, Westwall (de.metapedia.org) is no buerocrat on German Metapedia, just a plain Administrator.

Westwall is very hostile and just blocked me from Metapedia again.

Disclaimer: Westwall usually makes good contributions on the Wiki, but how he treats fellow contributers is utterly unacceptable!

Before explaining what happened, first:

My (common) opinion about the phrase _“because I said so”_.

I despise the kind of person that considers “because I said so” a legitimate argument. “Because I said so” is such a highly obnoxious phrase. It helps nobody, it is not even a logical argument, no constructive criticism; it's just blank excision of power.

In fact, I tend to instantly despise people who say “because I said so” (if not meant as a joke). No exaggeration. The phrase “because I said so” instantly tells me a lot about one's personality.

Every school teacher in my life who commonly used the obnoxious phrase “because I said so” had a lot of other despicable personal traits and belonged to the hated school teachers among my class mates, which is no co-incidence.

This is not just my opinion, but many people I know personally share this opinion.

What happened

(Rough translations)

  • Westwall advised (de.metapedia.org) me to “stop with this (de.metapedia.org) nonsense” (creating a category on lists of websites excluded from the Wayback Machine).
  • I asked (de.metapedia.org) what exactly about that category he considers nonsense, and explained that some readers might be legitimately interested in it.
  • His reply (de.metapedia.org): “BECAUSE I SAID SO”.
    • I already despised Westwall, but this obviously re-inforced it. Yet I stayed civil all the way to the end.
    • His reply also stated: “You have no clue about our structure of categories.”
  • My constructive reply (de.metapedia.org): Then I suggest creating a page to explain that structure, so I can constructively learn from it. Also, I would like to know what one more administrator has to say about it.
  • His reply (does not even address my reply): **“I don't think I wasn't clear enough. But because you repeatedly neglected administrator's instructions [debunked in next reply], I am blocking you for four weeks to think about your behaviour and your general nastinesses. Have a nice weekend [sarcasm, obviously] and good free days.”

[I got blocked for four weeks.]

My replies (de.metapedia.org) afterwards are too long to translate (I don't quite feel like it right now), but you can use Google Translate for it.

I suspect that Westwall, who personally despises me, just started this discussion so he can find an excuse to get me out.

I hope that the more civil administrators Thore and Hyperboreer can sort it out.

Thankfully, [Westwall](https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Westwall) is no buerocrat on German Metapedia, just a plain Administrator. Westwall is very hostile and just blocked me from Metapedia again. Disclaimer: Westwall usually makes good contributions on the Wiki, but how he treats fellow contributers is **utterly unacceptable!** Before explaining what happened, first: # **My (common) opinion about the phrase _“because I said so”_.** **I despise** the kind of person that considers “because I said so” a legitimate argument. **“Because I said so” is such a highly obnoxious phrase.** It helps nobody, it is not even a logical argument, no constructive criticism; it's just blank excision of power. In fact, I tend to **instantly** despise people who say ***“because I said so”*** (if not meant as a joke). **No exaggeration.** The phrase *“because I said so”* **instantly** tells me a lot about one's personality. Every school teacher in my life who commonly used the obnoxious phrase ***“because I said so”*** had a lot of other despicable personal traits and belonged to the hated school teachers among my class mates, which is no co-incidence. This is not just my opinion, but **many people** I know personally share this opinion. ## What happened (Rough translations) * Westwall [advised](https://de.metapedia.org/m/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:Anon9&diff=1238383&oldid=1236921) me to “stop with [this](https://de.metapedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Auf_Sperrliste_der_Wayback_Machine) nonsense” (creating a category on lists of websites excluded from the Wayback Machine). * I [asked](https://de.metapedia.org/m/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:Anon9&diff=1238390&oldid=1238383) what exactly about that category he considers nonsense, and explained that some readers might be legitimately interested in it. * His [reply](https://de.metapedia.org/m/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:Anon9&diff=1238413&oldid=1238390): **“BECAUSE I SAID SO”**. * I already despised Westwall, but this obviously re-inforced it. Yet I stayed civil all the way to the end. * His reply also stated: “You have no clue about our structure of categories.” * My constructive [reply](https://de.metapedia.org/m/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion:Anon9&diff=1238476&oldid=1238413): Then I suggest creating a page to **explain** that structure, so **I can constructively learn from it.** Also, I would like to know what **one more** administrator has to say about it. * His reply (does not even address my reply): **“I don't think I wasn't clear enough. But because **you repeatedly neglected administrator's instructions** [debunked in next reply], I am blocking you for four weeks to think about your behaviour and your general *nastinesses*. Have a nice weekend [sarcasm, obviously] and good free days.” [I got blocked for four weeks.] My [replies](https://de.metapedia.org/m/index.php?title=Benutzer_Diskussion%3AAnon9&type=revision&diff=1238540&oldid=1238534) afterwards are too long to translate (I don't quite feel like it right now), but you can use Google Translate for it. I suspect that Westwall, who personally despises me, just started this discussion so he can find an excuse to get me out. I hope that the more civil administrators *Thore* and *Hyperboreer* can sort it out.

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Good point. I was just about to reply him something similar. But for this specific case, I have looked into it and found out:

in my home

Regarding the metaphor, the administrator Westwall does not actually own Metapedia. He is just one of many other administrators. MediaWiki (Wiki software) calls them Administrator although Moderator would be a more fitting name.

as in stuffs are going to fly your way for "no reason at all"

In that case, you could get help from police or similar. Because if someone had bad intentions, they could just take the things you threw at him and steal them.

if you're behaving like an ass

That would be obvious. But in his case, why that category he added to the pages was wrong, was not obvious. (I speak German too and looked into it.)

"Because I said so" means fuck off

In this case, it referred to the category added to the page.

Has he an obligation to negotiate anything with [him], to begin with?

I just found the Metapedia administrator policy (de.metapedia.org), that states that if there is a conflict between a user and an administrator, a second administrator should be consulted.

Not everything is open to negotiation.

Indeed. Some things are obvious. But in this particular case, asking why that category doesn't belong here is a legitimate question.

Maybe, @Anon8 has something to add as well.