<p>The question is heavily downvoted, and I think anybody who has seen it would think twice before putting time into answering additional questions from the OP (assuming he ever comes back to ask all of us idiots another question).  That's probably enough of a message.  That kind of asinine behavior is in violation of <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/faq#etiquette">our etiquette</a>, so I'd say it is indeed fair game for downvotes or closure (whether or not that's a listed reason - the software guides how we manage the community but shouldn't dictate).  You unfortunately caught the brunt of the nastiness, but it looks to me like the system is working basically as planned.</p>
