It would be much easier to have an opinion if we saw the post.
Exactly! We can't be winking in the dark on this and expect anyone to decode the sign. Who knows, some other members might learn a thing or two if the vexatious post is disclosed here.
It's important to read the main topic but if all the posts only address the main discussion without looking for other posts to correct or verify we will have all replies redundant
Most times, these "sideline posts" even make the threads page turners and interesting read as they expose angles the OP or other users may not have thought of. I'm sure, there's no one here who hasn't partaken or made "correction" posts.