[kataklasm]

That's literally what he is doing, isn't it? He thought something was off, and instead of spewing his opinion all over the place he requested information from folks more versed in the domain than him. He is literally being curious, not judgemental.

[jacquesm]

> I'm always baffled how everyone seems proud that the telescope has something like 200 SPOF during deployment, and if even one of them fails the whole mission could fail

I see this as judgmental, am I wrong in that?

[MobiusHorizons]

It expresses an opinion, but I don’t think that has to be judgmental. The OP has to explain their position in order to ask for additional information.