Did you read the article?

Yes, I did, but does that make a difference?
On my assessment of your post as one of the:
pointless threads full of stupid questions that nobody really gives a shit about.
...It certainly had no impact, and I stand by the consequence I drew from it, which was:
And I justify my actions by refering to the following statement:
Stop posting pointless threads.
This can certainly be interpreted in two ways:
On the one hand, to prevent such threads from being created in the first place, and on the other hand, to get rid of them if the Call for action was either misunderstood or deliberately ignored.
I choose to believe this is a level of advanced irony, perhaps even an attempt at evoking emotional contagion.
If not, I am under no legal obligation to explain a thing.
Call it what you want, and based on your own reasoning, I’m going to interpret your statement here as:
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But of course, this is a matter of opinion and depends on personal preferences and assessments of the situation, which are based on differing viewpoints.
To reach a conclusion, it is sometimes necessary to have the objective and unbiased opinion of a third party, so it is probably best if a moderator looks into this case and then decides what the appropriate course of action is in a situation like this.