It is not a part of democracy to let a statement stand comentless for itself. You can't post such a post into a forum thinking nobody should critize you. To be critizied for your opinion is also part of free speech. It doesn't matter if the comments are tastfull or not. I am a very impulsive man, too. But I respect it, that others send me into my borders with sarcasm, humor or direct.

Your post was distatefull - serious or not. So I think closing the Thread because of YOUR post would have been the best descision.
And, in my opinion rude post deserve rude answers. Take it as a scala on which you can recognize the idiocy of your own post.

Edit: I don't like Checkbuttons posts very much. But (!) his descisions to close threads were always right in my eyes. I think he has a feeling for things which belong into a game development forum or not.