[kaashif]

I wonder how it's possible for people to read a comment so differently. Like others have said, I read the comment as more of a "Why is this wrong?" than "Why are they idiots and didn't think of this?" which isn't an interpretation that would have occurred to me.

I could parrot your own comment back to you and say, do you really assume that the person didn't realise that only experts use giant telescopes and know what they're doing? Maybe they're hoping one of those experts will somehow come up with a good explanation and maybe some links to further reading.

Sometimes people read an aggressive or condescending tone into perfectly neutral comments and it really confuses me.

[firebaze]

I'm not sure I understand you. We're talking of an analysis of a very specific, very rare (1 of 5) occurrence of an as of now unresolved physical phenomenon. I think to get into the position to research phenomena like that, you need to prove your worth a bit. I'm not referring to meritocracy but to money, since that's what observation time comes down to.

So, to me it boils down to: is there's something about the GP's question I missed, which is what I'd like to learn about? If not all is fine. If so, I'd like to learn the reason behind it.

I'm not a native english speaker.