You would have told the neighbor that you wouldn't 'bend to his ways' and continued to cut your grass?
I certainly would have stopped mowing the lawn if my neighbor asked me and I certainly would have asked him if there was a problem so that I could prevent such an issue in the future is necessary (I've actually been there before, by the way). But your lawn story bears nothing in common with the posting issue Ben.. The facts are simple here.. Mel is not breaking any rule as set forth by the forum owners. As far as I'm concerned, outing an auction here, when it is listed publicly to begin with, is a neutral event to me. It is neither a benefit nor a hindrance and to be honest, even if it was a privately held sale and Mel or someone else posted it.. that's their business anyway. Has nothing to do with me. If everyone here wishes to post a link to every Raymond Chandler poster that ever comes up for sale - whether I have the poster or not - it also means nothing to me. Will it make me pay more for something down the road? I have no proof to say it will, just as I have no proof to say it won't, ergo it is a neutral event and I play my way regardless and hey, there is always the 1% chance that someone has found something I have not and that may work for me.
This is where being objective or subjective is pertinent. Subjectivity is seeing only how something affects you or whatever you consider your tight circle, objectivity is being able to see all sides of any issue - even before said issue becomes an issue. I think this situation about Mel or anyone else outing auctions that are already public is a neutral non-event and I personally and subjectively think it's a ridiculous discussion..