Originally Posted by
blamester
Plenty of people ask about scratches on alloy bars or dents in steel frames or the fatigue life of alloy frames or is this tyre safe. It's not exclusive to carbon and doesn't mean the poster is an idiot.
Fair point. The main difference is the fact that carbon damage (or defects) are not always visible, and when it does fail it is more likely to be catastrophic.
Far from being an idiot, (your words) the OP was wise to notice the gorilla over tightening of a carbon part, and justified to be concerned about it. I certainly would be!