Thanks to Everyone For the Advice as I Tried to Decide between the M and SL platforms - the Result is in another linked post

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I'm a member of many forums, but the quality of this one stands out as exceptional.  Great information, knowledgeable members with good insight and a desire to be helpful, and an overall "vibe" that's hard to match.  My thanks also to the moderators, who judging by the number of posts they make, seem to have infinite patience and time to guide all of us.

To save you the time of rereading content I posted in other areas, in summary my quest for the perfect Leica took an unexpected twist, and the outcome is in another sector of the forum.  The link is here: 

Again, thanks to everyone for the help, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!