I don't think that's a proper use of NIMBY. NIMBY refers to something like a was...

		graeme on Dec 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canada Post to phase out urban home mail delivery I don't think that's a proper use of NIMBY. NIMBY refers to something like a waste treatment plant. Society needs it somewhere, and everyone would prefer it to be in someone else's backyard. This mailbox proposal would put mailboxes in everyone's backyard.