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Of my 500+ "friends" on FB, over 40 (at last count) had non-real names of one kind or another. As far as I know, based on status updates, none of my friends has
by nekojima 15y ago
Of my 500+ "friends" on FB, over 40 (at last count) had non-real names of one kind or another. As far as I know, based on status updates, none of my friends has ever been told to change their name. Other than getting free publicity/bad press, not really sure why FB insists on this policy.
Of course I can guess why and understand that, but just seems a waste of resources and customer goodwill.
- SquareWheel 15y agoDo you think it's beneficial to your browsing experience that your friends are able to use fake names? Genuine question. I know personally I would prefer my friends to stick to real names and avoid ASCII art, cute nicknames and such. But I might be in the minority here.
- jamesbritt 15y agoI would prefer my friends to stick to real names ... Define real.
- SquareWheel 15y agoGood point, and I understand legal names aren't always conventional. By real I mean the name a teacher would call you in school. Not a nickname or pseudonym.
- nekojima 15y agoI would prefer real names, or at least the name(s) I know them by. Many of my friends are Asian and have several "names", most not on their birth certificate or passport. Despite trying, there is no way I can pronounce or even remember many of my Thai friends' names and most of my Chinese friends usually use their English first name that they adopted, rather than were given.