Random thoughts:
Welcome MammaGator! Congratulations on being so close to earning a PhD. That is quite an accomplishment.
"Give the guy a break": The assumption that the poster was a guy surprised me. I've heard of Boy George but never a boy Mamma. I therefore made the opposite assumption and of course, could be wrong.
I think Gracie's questions were germane . She asked: "Where are you studying? What school? What is the precise name of your study?" MammaGator asked for 25-30 minutes to ask personal questions for educational research. Any thinking person would want to know what Gracie asked before responding to the survey. It almost seems that it was those who considered GG's questions hostile who were disrespectful to MG. Any credible researcher would consider the questions legitimate and would be happy to respond.