So you “. . . challenge other posts if they seem to draw conclusions too rashly or to get more info” and “. . . challenge information and ideas to assure their quality and to seek alternatives . . . .” That doesn’t sound too bad. But taken in the context of posts like
Re^6: How to implement a fourth protocol and what impression are we left with? That you have been intentionally confrontational to see what kind of a response you would provoke? I really want to believe that it is just the way you are coming across but it just doesn’t feel that way and that makes me sad for you.