I never said anything about you having to use your legal name, and that's not Facebook's policy either. It sounds like most of your friends know you by your "f

I never said anything about you having to use your legal name, and that's not Facebook's policy either. It sounds like most of your friends know you by your "fake" name. That should absolutely be the name you're allowed to use on Facebook and I think their policy supports that. (In fact, this announcement is allowing for alternative forms of "proof" like what people wish you happy birthday with.) While they haven't done the best job of finding ways of enforcing it in the past, Facebook has frequently stated that they want your offline and online names to be the same (not that you must go by your legal name).