[brazzledazzle]

It might be more charitable to assume their intent wasn't to mischaracterize.

[maxerickson]

That's why I used the word mischaracterize. It doesn't really examine intent, it points at the result.

For instance, you can mischaracterize something by not understanding it or by not being informed at all about it or by intentionally lying.

[brazzledazzle]

Fair point. The tone I perceived definitely seemed accusatory. It seems I'm the one that should have been more charitable. Sorry about that.