if you read it again you may find it wasn’t written that way. but that brings out the importance of giving an answer, and perhaps adding that you felt it was asked wrong. there is too much to lose in possibly judging incorrectly.
we hear so many times how hurt (crushed, destroyed) people felt when their questions were met with reprimand. Many times, perhaps, their tone was wrong. but honestly, if they don’t recognize that their tone was wrong, all they hear is that they were bad for asking. the musser piece about not asking properly is far out in left field (to them).
this doesnt imply you had bad intentions, this is just a good illustration of interactions we all should try very hard to avoid.
there are many fragile people out there (or already broken) and it is our job (I believe) to answer questions, encourage questions, prove that there are always answers to our questions, and model or explain appropriateness separately.