Mike, thanks for your prompt and courteous reply. Your mama raised you good.
Actually, I had in mind an event similar to this one some time back, when Auctiva postings were doing weird and inconvenient things. That persisted off and on for some time. I posted in the middle of it all and it was a bad week, eBay-wise. I said words I didn't even know I knew.
I wasn't aware that a notice during those events would be a biggie. Thanks for the info. I guess the best solution would be to check the message boards first and see what's happening.