That kind of behaviour is what's most annoying about their site, their conventions sometimes overrule common sense or intelligent queries/dialogue.

Last I contributed anything on there I was being told by a single poster that my question was 'wrong', and descending into an argument - and started throwing SO convention at me. I just deleted the question. There's a sociopathic nature about those looking for ratings and authority that's totally at odds with simple sharing of knowledge and learning.