Well, I'm not closing it out of spite (in fact, I'm not closing it at all, just voting to close, you need five votes to close a question). I'm closing it because there's a rule on SO that says that those kind of questions should be closed.

The point being, SO is not for opinions, and not because I say so. The rules of the site say so. And I (and others) already explained why there are such rules. So why shouldn't I vote to close a question that is patently off-topic when the site rules say I should vote to close it?

> But you admit to trying to suppress his ability to express that opinion and see no problem in doing so?

Is this a trial? I find this phrase is a bit accusatory, but maybe I'm just reading too much into it.