I did. I'd read it before posting. And just to be polite, I read it again when you asked.
Still not sure what the rest of us are supposed to do. Surely it's not that this small group should continue talking in code while the larger group around them sits in approving silence? Your post No. 20 endorses the right not to feel restricted to a single subject or set of subjects. That's the attitude I and others are bringing to this discussion. If we're going to talk about this, then we should talk about it, not talk around it.
This is forum, after all, not an echo chamber. You can find those among the community groups, right? Here, for better or worse, we all get a voice. So maybe someone can explain what we're talking about here? It's not too much to ask.
SG