Well, as the officials storm off, rather chidlishly slamming the door on discussion, quoting the rules as they go, I have this to say.
When someone is telling you that in their opinion, (which is still allowed here), that a rule is wrong, there is absolutely no point in quoting them the rule that they think, in their opinion, is wrong.
Obviously I'm stating that for the popcorn eaters, since officialdom has left the stage.
PS:
Yes, it's forbidden to discuss about GM decisions on the forum, because 1) regarding moderation decision, that would just be threads lasting for weeks like this one with diverging opinions, 2) regarding cheating, the less information cheaters can get, the more chance we have to catch them.
Except I'm not talking about cheating, nor does a process whereby people can talk about decisions need to be one that goes on for weeks. Though I agree its very difficult to get a response from a GM that actually involves them answering more than one point at a time because they like to cherry pick the part they can answer sarcastically or wittily and ignore anything that involves some thought. Or perish the thought, further discussion.