I've been looking at yacf for ages, but I'm new to recumbents (see my thread on newbieness). Can't say I've been in the slightest bit confused about what was being discussed here, and if I was, it cost me a whole click of the mouse to find out (which really wasn't that bad).
As far as promoting recumbent riding goes, I couldn't have asked for more informative and considerate replies to my original questions.
Not sure whether I get your, "Bollocks to that etc." sentence, Mr Wobbly. Seems to me that being nice to newbies is a good way to promote anything. Telling people what they should and shouldn't have to do by virtue of their choice of bicycle might do the opposite, no?