I was going to put this in the complain about staff section, but I realized I may not be right here. So here's the question: are staff allowed to close threads when it's their personal opinion that the topic is stupid, even when it doesn't break any rules?
Here's my example: http://forum.toribash.com/showthread...42#post7929742
I don't think I broke any rules, but it was not ele who I thunk is at fault, but I feel rai shouldn't have closed the original thread that gave me the idea for this. the purpose of this is that I don't want to break any more rules here, I respect the staff but this is something I though I should ask. Rai and ele if either of you see this, nothing against you guys, just asking.

You were asking about the science behind it, which isn't really discussion material. Better suited for rapid threads, off topic, or even a little more research.

Plus theres a whole science on the things that you were talking about in the spoiler and I couldn't see a discussion on that either

There was a discussion about it before, but when j advanced search it it says I followed an invalid link
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Either way, the purpose of this thread was not "I'm right he's wrong"
I asked whether or not staff are allowed to close threads when it's their personal opinion that the topic is stupid, even if I didn't break any rules. I appreciate your opinion though.

Well yes, they can. You can have a full on strong discussion on whether crayola is better than roseart, with facts and claims to back up your stance, but just because it's a good discussion, doesn't mean it's a good thread/topic. Some people could find that argument quite insightful, such as my 6 year old nephew, but a moderator would think that it is a stupid discussion, like the #whiteandgold dress debate.

I guess so. Well thx for the answers, I'll be more careful when posting in the future

Staff can't close threads if they simply disagree with the topic.
Staff can close threads if they believe it breaks the rules in some way, in this case not being appropriate for discussion, that's an opinion and they are staff because their opinions on such matters are trusted.

That's a general answer for you, not directly regarding your thread, but applies to it anyway.

Alright, I'll ahve to read some more discussion threads to see what should and shouldn't be posted. Thx erth