Yes, I would agree with Lindil and Forum-Legolas, and think they largely echo my explanation in that other thread ("Where are the..."). In these types of matters -- where the Wise would not have had written records -- some imprecision and uncertainty makes it all really more enjoyable, even as I must restrain my analytical tendencies to appreciate it. So celebrate the doubt!
But to focus in on Book-Legolas's comments, they is aimed at the utter singularity of the High-Elves, especially in terms of the type of civilization represented by Eregion. Eregion was evidently all but exclusively Noldor (or their other-kindred spouses/decendents originating from Valinor).
Even if one labels Book-Legolas as a true Sindar, he would still see these Caliquendi/gnomes as categorically different from himself.
I would argue that except for (just-one-quarter-Noldorin) Galadriel and her retinue (while in Edholland, Greenwood or the Lothlorien), the only other High-Elves/Noldor who ever settled for a time in Middle-Earth beyond Beleriand-Eriador would be refugees from Eregion that escaped through Moria.
There were no High-Elves to be sure in Thranduil's realm, where the Sindar and Laiquendi went not only to get away from the Noldor (though there may not have been serious animus involved) like the original Falathrim of Edholland, but where they were also evidently on a sort of back-to-basics trip. And the Books leave no doubt that these Beleriandic Eldar were no longer to be differentiated from other East-Elves in those regions. For High-Elves such assimilation would always have been very unlikely, in my opinion.
As for Book-Legolas, besides being born beyond all this in (no-doubt) the Third Age, and being cultural a Silvan Elf, his grandmother/mother would likely have been Nandorin, I would posit.
Still, I think what makes him so appropriate for the Fellowship is that he not only can represent the Silvan Elves, who far and away account for most of the Firstborn still involved in Middle-Earth affairs, but by lineage, if nothing else, he can also represent the Beleriandic (Grey-Elven) Eldar.
Through Gildor, Glorfindel, Elrond, Galadriel, Elladan, Elrohir and even Aragorn to some degree, the High-Elves make critical, but appropriately indirect contributions, that provide them with final reconciliation for their past errors, sins and even grievances against the Enemy.
But Ost-in-Edhil, even if in its heyday it was only an echo of Gondolin or Tirion, would have been incomprehensible to any of the Company.
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