No one is mentioning the elephant who seems to have stepped out of the room for a moment. Mexicowanderer has stopped posting. That slows things down a lot. I do not always agree with him or even understand some of the things he says, but he has been a key player in this particular forum. His comments are thought provoking, and often simply provocative. (Not quite the same thing, but you know what I mean.)
I sure hope he's ok.
In response to the comment about lurkers, I plead guilty. The problem is that although I am interested in travel to Mexico, it has been more than ten years since DW put her foot down and said we are not going there again. So my info is out of date, and so I rarely chime in.