Please don’t think you were the CAUSE of the “fighting.” The questions you asked were not unreasonable. But while everyone is entitled to their OPINION presenting information as FACT which is simply wrong can cost people money, months or years of their life, and can even affect airline safety/security.

Most of us have been around long enough that we can handle puerile insults, but erroneous info that is relied upon by people just starting out who may not know better is something most of us wish to discourage. The career path can be frustrating enough for a newbie even without them being encouraged to take wrong turns.

Fly safe.