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Kati
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Last night I was red flagged on Facebook as being abusive, because apparently I write too much. It was funny because I hadn't posted much yesterday, and at the end of the evening I had accumulated 4 status messages, replied to a handful of status messages, posted 2 quizes (which I rarely do), responded to a friend's quiz twice, responded to my quiz twice, posted my dream about someone on their wall, wrote back and forth a couple times with my friend, and then went to tell a friend 'Happy Birthday' on her page through the event calendar. That is where I got my warning. I thought it was a glitch, but I still wrote to her, then CAPTCHA came up, so I backed out incase it was something weird. I went to leave the message on her actual wall, and I still got the warning and the CAPTCHA. I replied under my post to her, and still got the warning and the CAPTCHA.
I went back to my home page to reply to someone's status message, I got the warning and the CAPTCHA again! The warning tells you that the behavior you are engaging in is abusive and your friends may feel as if they are being spammed. It then goes on to tell you that if you continue to act in the way that you are, that you could be blocked for several hours up to 3 days, or your account could be terminated on you. And yes, they use the word "abusive".
It also tells you that you are NOT ALLOWED to send messages back and forth through private inbox messages! It tells you that you HAVE to use the Instant Messaging function! Well, that is obsurd! My best friend doesn't use the IM feature, she is on her cellphone. It also says we are not allowed to talk about intimate details, which we do quite often.
Now mind you, I am very angry about this, and cussing only feels appropriate in this case. I AM SORRY, BUT THIS IS BULL****!!
I have exceeded the talk time ratio according to Facebook, and am now walking on egg shells, which feels like glass, in order to keep my account active. How insane is this to be treated as an internet predator?!?!
Remember I got blocked from Facebook when I was organizing my class reunion. I sent a copy and pasted letter to [at the most] 14 classmates and they determined I was "spamming". Thing is, there was NO OTHER way to reach them!! It's not like MySpace where you can ask anyone to join your group. Back then they blocked me for a period of time, luckily I wasn't too into Facebook to care. Presently, it's a whole different situation.
I can't tell you how awful it feels to know that my next reply whether to a status message or Inbox message could be my last! It's truly devastating, and scary as hell. I mean, yeahhhhh it's only a social networking site, but I have put my heart and soul into this account, and keep it very intimate- more than MySpace.
So please know that as much as I'd like to reply to anyone, write personally to anyone, post status messages about my day, I am limited- as they could be my last posts.
To anyone that has thought about deleting their MySpace, and ultimately choosing Facebook, I'd reconsider, and leave your MySpace page up as a back-up.
It hurts me that I can not congratulate friends or family members for a job well done, for having a good day, for exciting news about careers; engagements; births; weddings; etc.
It hurts me that I can't tell you that I am thinking of you in your time of need whether it's for a loved one's surgery; a death; a termination of employment; etc.
It hurts me that I can't assist you right away with your bad hair days, or cosmetology issues.
It hurts me that I can't just say a simple 'Hello' to you without being treated unfairly.
It hurts me to not be able to offer that inside joke, or smiley face, or words of wisdom when you need it.
It hurts me that I can't comment on your photos and tell you how beautiful your family is.
Do know that I am thinking of you in good times or bad. And that I will respond to anyone on either MySpace or Twitter or Facebook Instant Messaging.
This is very unfair as I know tons of people that post way more than me, that reply way more than me.
I am sitting here crying because a friend of mine is feeling down because she just sent her son on his first field trip without her, and I can't even virtually hug her on Facebook and tell her everything will be alright. Which I am sure she knows I am thinking it, but sometimes when we don't get replies to our status messages- it makes us wonder if anyone is even out there reading them.
I am afraid to even post this note, cause I'm sure it's going to count as a means of communication to the Facebook community. I am even more afraid to tag anyone in it, because the tags will post on individual friends and family members pages- which I am sure they count as posts too!
I am not a Bot, I am not a spammer, I am not a friend collector, I am not an insane poster, I am a human being with FEELINGS. I am empathetic, sympathetic, sincere, caring, loving, and more- AND I AM BEING PUNISHED FOR HAVING FEELINGS AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT I AM THERE FOR THEM!
Where do I run to when I have a question, good news, rant, book or movie review or an interesting article? I have the MySpace community of which you can watch a tumbleweed roll across the screen because everyone transitioned to Facebook, or I have my Twitter page, which not many people have jumped on that band wagon.
Love,
Your Bound and Gagged Silent Friend/ Family Member
I went back to my home page to reply to someone's status message, I got the warning and the CAPTCHA again! The warning tells you that the behavior you are engaging in is abusive and your friends may feel as if they are being spammed. It then goes on to tell you that if you continue to act in the way that you are, that you could be blocked for several hours up to 3 days, or your account could be terminated on you. And yes, they use the word "abusive".
It also tells you that you are NOT ALLOWED to send messages back and forth through private inbox messages! It tells you that you HAVE to use the Instant Messaging function! Well, that is obsurd! My best friend doesn't use the IM feature, she is on her cellphone. It also says we are not allowed to talk about intimate details, which we do quite often.
Now mind you, I am very angry about this, and cussing only feels appropriate in this case. I AM SORRY, BUT THIS IS BULL****!!
I have exceeded the talk time ratio according to Facebook, and am now walking on egg shells, which feels like glass, in order to keep my account active. How insane is this to be treated as an internet predator?!?!
Remember I got blocked from Facebook when I was organizing my class reunion. I sent a copy and pasted letter to [at the most] 14 classmates and they determined I was "spamming". Thing is, there was NO OTHER way to reach them!! It's not like MySpace where you can ask anyone to join your group. Back then they blocked me for a period of time, luckily I wasn't too into Facebook to care. Presently, it's a whole different situation.
I can't tell you how awful it feels to know that my next reply whether to a status message or Inbox message could be my last! It's truly devastating, and scary as hell. I mean, yeahhhhh it's only a social networking site, but I have put my heart and soul into this account, and keep it very intimate- more than MySpace.
So please know that as much as I'd like to reply to anyone, write personally to anyone, post status messages about my day, I am limited- as they could be my last posts.
To anyone that has thought about deleting their MySpace, and ultimately choosing Facebook, I'd reconsider, and leave your MySpace page up as a back-up.
It hurts me that I can not congratulate friends or family members for a job well done, for having a good day, for exciting news about careers; engagements; births; weddings; etc.
It hurts me that I can't tell you that I am thinking of you in your time of need whether it's for a loved one's surgery; a death; a termination of employment; etc.
It hurts me that I can't assist you right away with your bad hair days, or cosmetology issues.
It hurts me that I can't just say a simple 'Hello' to you without being treated unfairly.
It hurts me to not be able to offer that inside joke, or smiley face, or words of wisdom when you need it.
It hurts me that I can't comment on your photos and tell you how beautiful your family is.
Do know that I am thinking of you in good times or bad. And that I will respond to anyone on either MySpace or Twitter or Facebook Instant Messaging.
This is very unfair as I know tons of people that post way more than me, that reply way more than me.
I am sitting here crying because a friend of mine is feeling down because she just sent her son on his first field trip without her, and I can't even virtually hug her on Facebook and tell her everything will be alright. Which I am sure she knows I am thinking it, but sometimes when we don't get replies to our status messages- it makes us wonder if anyone is even out there reading them.
I am afraid to even post this note, cause I'm sure it's going to count as a means of communication to the Facebook community. I am even more afraid to tag anyone in it, because the tags will post on individual friends and family members pages- which I am sure they count as posts too!
I am not a Bot, I am not a spammer, I am not a friend collector, I am not an insane poster, I am a human being with FEELINGS. I am empathetic, sympathetic, sincere, caring, loving, and more- AND I AM BEING PUNISHED FOR HAVING FEELINGS AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT I AM THERE FOR THEM!
Where do I run to when I have a question, good news, rant, book or movie review or an interesting article? I have the MySpace community of which you can watch a tumbleweed roll across the screen because everyone transitioned to Facebook, or I have my Twitter page, which not many people have jumped on that band wagon.
Love,
Your Bound and Gagged Silent Friend/ Family Member
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