mw13,
Even if aIY did indeed get this psak from R’ Belsky (nothing personal, aIY – I just take everything I read on an anonymous internet forum with a grain of salt), it should be clear that this was an exception to R’ Belsky’s normal psak on the issue.
1. We don’t know what anIsraeliYid’s psak was, so there’s no way to comment one way or the other whether it was in accordance with Rav Belsky’s “normal” psak or not. In fairness to your assumption, anIsraeliYid does seem to be making a strongly implied juxtaposition, but he softens it with a parenthetical statement.
3. I agree 100% with anIsraeliYid that a personal psak should not be publicized, whether it is strict or lenient, and I feel uncomfortable with the entire exchange between him and Joseph.