It seemed like you took offense with it by your qoute there. If not, my bad. But as far as I know no one edited your posts but you, no one tried to "shut you down" , there is no "in croud" here, just a bunch of people that love the dunes.
Next time your out at the D, stop by the meet and greet, 2pm sat. If I'm there I'll have a beer for ya