The question "choosing a platform for a file hosting" was closed today by me and other four users; I specified, as a closing reason, the question being off-topic, and yielding to possibile subjective opinions. Also, not really close-related to programming.
I was maybe overzealous when I casted my close vote, since poster is a big high-rep user and should know perfectly well the rules and regulations of this site; better than me for sure. But I was followed by four other people, so I guess I wasn't so totally wrong with this.
On one of my comment on another question by another user (question here), poster asked me the reason of my close vote:
hi, could you comment why you voted to close this one
I don't know if discussing this kind of problem in a totally unrelated context is allowed to do or not on SO (I doubt it, though), so I decided to bring the matter under the trial of meta.
I'm just here to ask if my decision is really wrong, or if the question was actually a true Off-Topic question, and what do I need to do in the event of a user following someone else asking for clarifications.
Edit/Update:
Looks like something strange is happening to the poor guy. I don't know if he just got mad for this question (I doubt it), or someone hacked into his account, if he comes around please give an explanation, or some MOD could have a look into his account? I'm pretty sure he was more than 19K this afternoon, and now he has -2K, and many of his posts are being vandalized and deleted. It's too long for a steaming moment, something's wrong here.
...since poster is a big high-rep user and should know perfectly well the rules and regulations of this site.
I totally agree, but that question is off-topic and subjective.hello i am new bee in php can you say what is best host for php
hello i am new bee in php can you say what is best host for php
gives me a feeling that he forgot his account opened on his laptop and left and someone did the job...