"Why is it, that since this Proxy Crap started, some of our more esteemed posters have fallen into a silent/don't create any waves type of attitude????"

I think it has more to do with the ability to flex. The tree that doesn't will splinter and topple. I think folks, though optimistic about the human spirit and endeavour, looked at experience and realized that in this situation the powers that be most always win. The odds of us prevailing were perhaps close but not a winning hand. My view of the money world is a dirty one with phrases like "it's just business" being used as a rationale for doing what most would consider criminal and most certainly lacking in character. In the end if Rosseau and company surprises us in the face of economic disaster, we'll count ourselves fortunate, but I'll be watching out the corner of my eye because, like many, I do not trust these people. Thanks to R.N. for getting 3 of ours in place.