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Closing "how significant" questions?

According to Skeptics' standards, the question is an answer already, as the research in question is made by [a] most respectable institution and published as peer-reviewed paper in respectable journal.

This was a comment in relation to Do the recent CLOUD results have significant implications for global warming? 
I'm trying to understand the votes-to-close this question. Is the problem that I was asking for an expert opinion on the import of the study? 
I have a claim that this study is vastly important; the venue in which that claim was made makes me skeptical. I read the summary and abstract trying to do due diligence. Especially given the politically-motivated subject, it seemed to me the sort of thing for which "skeptical" responses were perfect: closely examined but allowing for a conclusion (that is, a skeptic is surely allowed more flexibility than the scientist bound in by the four walls of the paper). 
I understand that "climate change" + "skeptic" is a politicized term, which might make it an important area in which to police the bounds of policy; would the same question structure in a less politicized area be as likely to be closed?

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We do allow questions on climate change and there is no "political" problem with your question. However, you are basically asking this site to peer-review a paper. I am not sure this can be done in this context as we are not climate scientists.
In other words: what proper, fact-based answer could we give? I can't sincerely think of any. Either the paper is correct, does not contain errors or fraud, or it is hogwash. It is up to other climate scientists to confirm or deny its findings through peer review and experimental confirmation.
This is the reason why our FAQ states clearly (emphasis mine):

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