And if he had simply closed the thread before this discussion had happened, would you feel the same? You don't seem to take kindly to us simply executing our moderating tasks. I am assuming this comes from a flawed understanding and/or complete ignorance of our actual rules.
I went over the rules. That's the only rule I've broken. Once you can prove what other rules I've transgressed, bring that argument up. There was no justification for closing my threads.