I actually think I'd be ok in this situation (and I have real difficulty recognizing faces) largely because my "friends" list is pretty damn short. I take the "

I actually think I'd be ok in this situation (and I have real difficulty recognizing faces) largely because my "friends" list is pretty damn short. I take the "friend" part pretty seriously - if they renamed it acquaintances, or had built in separate lists for friends/acquaintances, I'd probably have a longer list. Regardless, having Facebook lock me out on my holiday would be a good thing. It does sound like this whole thing was poorly thought through. You can't encourage people to befriend everybody they every meet - and then ask them to know what they all look like.