Yes I did that. They're still showing up in the feed. Weird eh?

I appreciate the comment. I'm fairly new to Steemit, how would I give this post more attention? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Hi Rounder, not worth 'poking the bear' ... the subject has already gone cold. Plus, never under estimate someone's ability to spend MORE TIME making your life a misery online than you have to defend it!

It's a shame though, local networking needs more champions beyond the old guard, and if "certain groups" make it all about them ... the change will be slow.