user16992: I posted this question, which got put on hold by an admin with the statement 

At the moment this reads as "DMT is cool, what do Buddhists think?" which is not enough to pass as a valid question.

I dont see a problem with this kind of question, because it has the intend to be inspiring. Effectively, the admin is blocking the introduction of a new topic into this community (not just DMT). Since I cannot find anything about DMT on this site, I have to start with a post like that, introducing the reader to it. 

user254: Briefly,

This is a question-and-answer site -- a site for asking questions (about Buddhism)
You wrote, "Thats why I wanted to start a discussion about this here" -- but the Tour says,

This site is all about getting answers. It's not a discussion forum. There's no chit-chat.

This particular site has policies against posting question in order to promote your own views, e.g.:

Are we here to preach and make converts?
May I share my research, by posting questions on this site and self-answering them?

 
IOW the site is for "asking a question" -- it's not for advertising (e.g. "DMT exists!") and it's not for pushing a view (e.g. "DMT is interesting!")
The fact that DMT is illegal makes it a dubious topic.
This site's Moderation policies for Questions is unusually/relatively permissive -- but one of the few types of "question" that's considered "not a question" is "polling questions" -- e.g. questions like "what's your experience with X?" or "what's your favourite Y?"
Good answers are usually based on something -- based on references or on personal experience. A good question is a question which can theoretically be answered well.
But this wasn't a question at all -- there was no question-mark.
Asking "What do Buddhists think about X?" isn't enough to make "X" on-topic -- e.g. "What do Buddhists think about this spinach pie recipe?" wouldn't be on-topic.
The site is I think mostly/only for questions about Buddhist doctrine, and Buddhist practice, and the application of doctrine and practice to daily life (there are also a few questions about Buddhist art and history).
A question like "Is there Buddhist doctrine about X?" might be more on-topic.
I'm not sure what Buddhist doctrine about DMT there might exist -- so far as I know it wasn't endemic to Asia, and was therefore unknown to classic Buddhist societies -- questions on the site are mostly (not exclusively) about classic Buddhist doctrine, pre-20th-century.
The Buddhist "fifth precept" is anti-alcohol -- many contemporary interpretations of that forbid hallucinogens too.

Why did you imagine it's relevant to Buddhism -- or what school of Buddhism, what Buddhist doctrine or practice, were you thinking of when you posted?

16992: <p>I posted <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/35132/dmt-under-the-buddhists-lense">this</a> question, which got put on hold by an admin with the statement </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>At the moment this reads as "DMT is cool, what do Buddhists think?" which is not enough to pass as a valid question.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I dont see a problem with this kind of question, because it has the intend to be inspiring. Effectively, the admin is blocking the introduction of a new topic into this community (not just DMT). Since I cannot find anything about DMT on this site, I have to start with a post like that, introducing the reader to it. </p>
 254: <p>Briefly,</p>

<ul>
<li>This is a question-and-answer site -- a site for asking questions (about Buddhism)</li>
<li><p>You wrote, "Thats why I wanted to start a discussion about this here" -- but <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/tour">the Tour</a> says,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>This site is all about getting answers. It's not a discussion forum. There's no chit-chat.</p>
</blockquote></li>
<li><p>This particular site has policies against posting question in order to promote your own views, e.g.:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://buddhism.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1763/254">Are we here to preach and make converts?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://buddhism.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1784/254">May I share my research, by posting questions on this site and self-answering them?</a></li>
</ul>

<p>&nbsp;<br>
IOW the site is for "asking a question" -- it's not for advertising (e.g. "DMT exists!") and it's not for pushing a view (e.g. "DMT is interesting!")</p></li>
<li><p>The fact that DMT is illegal makes it a dubious topic.</p></li>
<li>This site's <a href="https://buddhism.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1558/254">Moderation policies for Questions</a> is unusually/relatively permissive -- but one of the few types of "question" that's considered "not a question" is "polling questions" -- e.g. questions like "what's your experience with X?" or "what's your favourite Y?"</li>
<li><p>Good answers are usually based on something -- based on references or on personal experience. A good question is a question which can theoretically be answered well.</p>

<p>But this wasn't a question at all -- there was no question-mark.</p></li>
<li><p>Asking "What do Buddhists think about X?" isn't enough to make "X" on-topic -- e.g. "<strong>What do Buddhists think about this spinach pie recipe?</strong>" wouldn't be on-topic.</p>

<p>The site is I think mostly/only for questions about Buddhist doctrine, and Buddhist practice, and the application of doctrine and practice to daily life (there are also a few questions about Buddhist art and history).</p></li>
<li><p>A question like "Is there Buddhist doctrine about X?" might be more on-topic.</p>

<p>I'm not sure what Buddhist doctrine about DMT there might exist -- so far as I know it wasn't endemic to Asia, and was therefore unknown to classic Buddhist societies -- questions on the site are mostly (not exclusively) about classic Buddhist doctrine, pre-20th-century.</p>

<p>The Buddhist "fifth precept" is anti-alcohol -- many contemporary interpretations of that forbid hallucinogens too.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Why did you imagine it's relevant to Buddhism -- or what school of Buddhism, what Buddhist doctrine or practice, were you thinking of when you posted?</p>
