When facebook shut down my account because I was using my ‘pen’ name, all I did was take a scan of my passport, skilfully changed my name in the scan using photoshop (to match my ‘pen’ name) and send it through as proof that my ‘pen’ name was my legal name (I also blocked out the passport number and explained that it was for obvious safety reasons against fraud – a point that cannot be argued – thus making it impossible for them to verify the legality of the scanned document ).

Once they apologised an reinstated my account, I hurled abuse at the process by which they discriminate against ‘odd names’.
They apologised and I never heard from them ever since, the account has been running just fine.

Truth be told, facebook is a social joke that preys on our uncontrollable need to stalk people, porn works along the same lines.

Nevertheless, when I was offline for 3 months (because I had a very entertaining job) I found my return to facebook a sad affair, almost like getting back together with someone that you broke up with because you didn’t love them (not that I know what that feels like) but I suspect its very close to the feeling of getting back onto facebook after a 3 months hiatus.

I wish there was a leave facebook movement that set a day of the year aside for people to collectively leave facebook for good and the best way to get your account deleted it to break several of their rules in one sitting, facebook will do the rest.

Ciao!