"If you or anyone else has guidance re my question I would highly appreciate it, your lecture on etiquette not withstanding."

You should keep following your own topic, and that is where sjrcpa is already trying to participate:

https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/proseries-tax-discussions/discussion/1044-loss-from-sale-of-...

And you can edit your input there to correct the loss type you are asking for help with.

And etiquette isn't the issue. Everyone is Busy, Too. You get help from peers, and making it easy for you to get that help, and participating in your own topic so that you get that help, is how you get help from peers in a Discussion environment.

If you want Customer Support, you should contact Intuit.