Haha same, I've always thought brevity to be important, sometimes it's good to hold one's tongue (for me its just hard to know when!)

Not at all, it was an abstract thing to try and describe, you got the message across.

Each number faces inboard except the 3, 6, and 9, having a different "rotation" than the other numbers. I'd say orientation would describe their placement better, as the title was indeed confusing.

I enjoyed them, but it seems that they both followed a more cinematic style than previous shows, there's always a major cataclysm that's looming, lens flare's, and a super dramatic score. While the earlier shows were formulaic, there was a comfort to them, as you were almost spending time just seeing how life on a federation starship played out. Production value is top notch, acting is pretty good, and the story lines are not bad. Some things just felt somewhat forced, or drawn out when they didn't need to be. Anyway, that's my opinion.