I don't consider any worthwhile comment to be an intrusion, so no need to apologize.
Actually, I did make an effort to learn the various details about the fork, but since Steemit has no central repository, finding specific information is not always the easiest on this platform. And, as I mentioned above, I read some misleading and contradictory info about the fork.
After joining Steemit, it took me months to learn many of the basics (and I believe that's true of many newbies). And I'm still learning, particularly after the fork.