Eric, it's not even close to a grey area. Like...not even remotely close to a grey area.
Consider the following:
I leave a bowl of candy on my doorstep for Halloween with a note that says "Please take one piece of candy.".
You, however, have a bunch of friends back home who aren't at my house to get the candy, so you take the entire bowl. You defend this, citing a "grey area" because your friends want the candy, and you're making them happy because you took it from me and gave it to them.
That's what you did.
No grey area. You just wanted the candy.
(Do I support craigslist's decision? No, I think it's stupid, but it's their stupid decision to make.)
Consider the following:
I leave a bowl of candy on my doorstep for Halloween with a note that says "Please take one piece of candy.".
You, however, have a bunch of friends back home who aren't at my house to get the candy, so you take the entire bowl. You defend this, citing a "grey area" because your friends want the candy, and you're making them happy because you took it from me and gave it to them.
That's what you did.
No grey area. You just wanted the candy.
(Do I support craigslist's decision? No, I think it's stupid, but it's their stupid decision to make.)