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Facebook Memorial Mode: I'm not dead yet

102 points by makmanalp 17y ago

pwmanagerdied 17y ago
Well, that didn't take long.
- deleted 17y ago
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- mechanical_fish 17y ago
  "If your first version is so impressive that trolls don't make fun of it, you waited too long to launch." Methinks revision 2.0 of the Mark Your Friend Dead button is right around the corner. ;)
thras 17y ago
So they just memorialize the account without sending a "Hello, are you really dead email?" to check first. Design flaw. (Hmm, maybe we need a form with "Just a flesh wound" or "I'm feeling better!" options.)
- DanielStraight 17y ago
  Most of Facebook is a design flaw. Everything since the stalker feed.
- noonespecial 17y ago
  (Hmm, maybe we need a form with "Just a flesh wound" or "I'm feeling better!" options.) Or at the very least, a "pining for the fjords" checkbox...
  - jrockway 17y ago
    What if you're just resting?
grosen 17y ago
Wouldn't surprise me if this was an automated system that malfunctioned
- bendtheblock 17y ago
  That the 'death verification' failed? It says in the OP that, as a joke, his friend emailed FB to actually say he was dead.
- Vincentvwy 17y ago
  Not to mention that his name just sort of looked like the one in the actual memorial.
  - bmunro 17y ago
    and that that name was the name of the reverend conducting the funeral service, not the deceased
kirubakaran 17y ago
I see a movie coming... serial killer memorializes victims' Facebook accounts 24 hours before the murder...
- jrockway 17y ago
  I could see this as a "Law & Order" plot. They have done a few other stories involving social-networking sites.
nadam 17y ago
The solution seems to be straightforward to me: When an account is in memorial state the account holder should be able to log in, her account then should change automatically into normal state without any administrator approval, and she should be able to prohibit her freinds to put her account into memorial state again (with a checkbox). As she is the only person who may know her password it is not logical not to allow her to log in.
- robgough 17y ago
  I don't think that when the account holder logs in that it should automatically revert. It's more than possible spouses etc. would have a dearly departed's password. But they should certainly still be able to log in, and once logged in have the option to recover back from memorial mode - without needing to go through support. Edit: Also, it would be nice to have a feature where I can nominate an "in case of emergency" contact that, if my account falls into memorial mode, they will then gain access to it... to maybe post a little more info about what happened, or contact friends that they might not necessarily know themselves, but would like to invite to the funeral?
  - jrockway 17y ago
    The great part about being dead is that you probably won't care too much about any of this. It won't be your problem, anyway.
    - robgough 17y ago
      Perhaps arrogantly, but I believe that if it happens when we still care in any way about our Facebook accounts - and not the next big thing - then I imagine that it will be upsetting for my friends and family, and I care now that it is as easy on them as possible.
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maukdaddy 17y ago
cough I told you so =) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=905436 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=905436

102 points by makmanalp 17y ago

pwmanagerdied 17y ago

Well, that didn't take long.

deleted 17y ago
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mechanical_fish 17y ago
"If your first version is so impressive that trolls don't make fun of it, you waited too long to launch." Methinks revision 2.0 of the Mark Your Friend Dead button is right around the corner. ;)

thras 17y ago

So they just memorialize the account without sending a "Hello, are you really dead email?" to check first. Design flaw. (Hmm, maybe we need a form with "Just a flesh wound" or "I'm feeling better!" options.)

DanielStraight 17y ago
Most of Facebook is a design flaw. Everything since the stalker feed.
noonespecial 17y ago
(Hmm, maybe we need a form with "Just a flesh wound" or "I'm feeling better!" options.) Or at the very least, a "pining for the fjords" checkbox...
- jrockway 17y ago
  What if you're just resting?

grosen 17y ago

Wouldn't surprise me if this was an automated system that malfunctioned

bendtheblock 17y ago
That the 'death verification' failed? It says in the OP that, as a joke, his friend emailed FB to actually say he was dead.
Vincentvwy 17y ago
Not to mention that his name just sort of looked like the one in the actual memorial.
- bmunro 17y ago
  and that that name was the name of the reverend conducting the funeral service, not the deceased

kirubakaran 17y ago

I see a movie coming... serial killer memorializes victims' Facebook accounts 24 hours before the murder...

jrockway 17y ago
I could see this as a "Law & Order" plot. They have done a few other stories involving social-networking sites.

nadam 17y ago

The solution seems to be straightforward to me: When an account is in memorial state the account holder should be able to log in, her account then should change automatically into normal state without any administrator approval, and she should be able to prohibit her freinds to put her account into memorial state again (with a checkbox). As she is the only person who may know her password it is not logical not to allow her to log in.

robgough 17y ago
I don't think that when the account holder logs in that it should automatically revert. It's more than possible spouses etc. would have a dearly departed's password. But they should certainly still be able to log in, and once logged in have the option to recover back from memorial mode - without needing to go through support. Edit: Also, it would be nice to have a feature where I can nominate an "in case of emergency" contact that, if my account falls into memorial mode, they will then gain access to it... to maybe post a little more info about what happened, or contact friends that they might not necessarily know themselves, but would like to invite to the funeral?
- jrockway 17y ago
  The great part about being dead is that you probably won't care too much about any of this. It won't be your problem, anyway.
  - robgough 17y ago
    Perhaps arrogantly, but I believe that if it happens when we still care in any way about our Facebook accounts - and not the next big thing - then I imagine that it will be upsetting for my friends and family, and I care now that it is as easy on them as possible.

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maukdaddy 17y ago

cough I told you so =) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=905436 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=905436