Last night I was cleaning up my Facebook profile. First I went through and cleaned up which groups I was subscribed to, then I added a few new friends who have begun following me via twitter. While doing that I was catching up on my blog posts and toggling between tabs on my Firefox browser. (I often toggle between Twitter, TypePad, Facebook and MySpace.)
At about 10pm, I toggled back to my profile where I clicked to update my status and was kicked to the log in screen. I attempted a log in and got this message.
So I read through the Help Center topics, then the Terms and Conditions - I could not seem to find what Facebook violation I committed to get my account deactivated without as much as an email or on screen warning.
At 11:25 I sent disabled@facebook.com this note.
From: Joanna Pena-Bickley <jojobickley@mac.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:25:07 -0500
To: <disabled@facebook.com>
Conversation: My Account
Subject: My Account
Facebook Help Center,
My account was disabled and I am not sure why. My account email is jojobickley [at] mac.com
I have read through the Help Center questions and I cannot identify one reason that might apply to my participation on Facebook. The last action that I completed was a search on friends that were on Facebook and I added new friends.
Attached you will find the error message that I get when I attempt to log in to my facebook account.
How can I get it re-enabled?
Please feel free to call me with any questions at 646-436-8330 or email me at jojobickley [at] mac.com
Joanna
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Joanna Peña-Bickley
Email: jojobickley@mac.com
Blog: http://joannapenabickley.typepad.com
IM: ChiefEmagination | Skype: ArtistaPena
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After a number or people attempted to email me through FB and noted that my profile was no longer available - they hit me on My twitter account with a few suggestions i.e. other email contacts at FB.
The most suprising thing about this incident is that Facebook gave no warning and also has not given me a response to the four emails that I have sent to <warning@facebook.com>, <privacy@facebook.com>, <info@facebook.com>, <disabled@facebook.com>.
Do you have suggetstions? Do you have a real person contact that can help me??? Is there an online way to get your account reactivated? If so I am all ears. Drop me a line at either http://twitter.com/jojobickley (@jojobickley) or leave a comment here!
I am perplexed by the deactivation and now pissed off that Facebook has no way for you to get in touch with a real person. Wasn't the point of an "always on" business to keep some sort of customer service module so you could resolve issues 24/7?
UPDATE - Saturday, November 28, 2008:
Here is an email that I got from Facebook
To: <jojobickley@mac.com>
Subject: Re: My Account
Hi,
The Facebook Team has received your inquiry. We should get back to you soon. In the meantime, we encourage you to review our Terms of Use (http://www.facebook.com/terms.php) for more information.
Thanks for contacting Facebook,
The Facebook Team
Thanks to all of those tweets who have send me reccomendations! Keep them coming to http://twitter.com/jojobickley (@jojobickley) or leave a comment here!
- ***UPDATE - Thursday December 4, 2008: Day 7 and no word from Facebook. Got a peronsal contact in their sales dept and have emailed them to seek out help.
I made a big mistake. i wanted to my friends say something about me and i forgot to change the message. so you deleted my account.
i am very very sorry because of it. Can you active my account again please?
That is the warning “Your account has been disabled by an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.”
What can i do to be activated my account again?
Regards…
I made a big mistake. i wanted to my friends say something about me and i forgot to change the message. so you deleted my account.
i am very very sorry because of it. Can you active my account again please?
That is the warning “Your account has been disabled by an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.”
What can i do to be activated my account again?
Regards…
did you ever get your facebook back!? Mine just got disabled!
did you ever get your facebook back!? Mine just got disabled!
I made a big mistake. i wanted to my friends say something about me and i forgot to change the message. so you deleted my account.
i am very very sorry because of it. Can you active my account again please?
That is the warning “Your account has been disabled by an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.”
What can i do to be activated my account again?
Regards…
I made a big mistake. i wanted to my friends say something about me and i forgot to change the message. so you deleted my account.
i am very very sorry because of it. Can you active my account again please?
That is the warning “Your account has been disabled by an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.”
What can i do to be activated my account again?
Regards…
I made a big mistake. i wanted to my friends say something about me and i forgot to change the message. so you deleted my account.
i am very very sorry because of it. Can you active my account again please?
That is the warning “Your account has been disabled by an administrator. If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit our FAQ page here.”
What can i do to be activated my account again?
Regards…
Facebook deleted my account because I was supporting a bill in arizona that cracks down on Illegal aliens. no warning no email they deleted my account . I posted on the gov. of arizonas page please sign the bill next thing Im deleted.
Facebook deleted my account because I was supporting a bill in arizona that cracks down on Illegal aliens. no warning no email they deleted my account . I posted on the gov. of arizonas page please sign the bill next thing Im deleted.
Facebook deleted my account because I was supporting a bill in arizona that cracks down on Illegal aliens. no warning no email they deleted my account . I posted on the gov. of arizonas page please sign the bill next thing Im deleted.
http://fancythought.blogspot.com/2010/04/have-you-ever-seen-facebook-account.html
after writing twice, they replied me after 3 days. and it said someone has reported me and not gonna give my account back.
http://fancythought.blogspot.com/2010/04/have-you-ever-seen-facebook-account.html
after writing twice, they replied me after 3 days. and it said someone has reported me and not gonna give my account back.
http://fancythought.blogspot.com/2010/04/have-you-ever-seen-facebook-account.html
after writing twice, they replied me after 3 days. and it said someone has reported me and not gonna give my account back.
1. First email the following email accounts at facebook. , , ,
2. Have a few of your friends write facebook on your behalf.
3. follow your email up to each of email addresses within 3 days.
In my case it took 8 days for my account to be re-activated
Check out the following post: http://joannapenabickley.typepad.com/on/2008/12/on-.html
1. First email the following email accounts at facebook. , , ,
2. Have a few of your friends write facebook on your behalf.
3. follow your email up to each of email addresses within 3 days.
In my case it took 8 days for my account to be re-activated
Check out the following post: http://joannapenabickley.typepad.com/on/2008/12/on-.html
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks!
I used to have another account but it was under a old email address that I do not have access to. Therefore I am not violating the TOS. I only have one valid account.
As far as I can tell, the one account I use everyday, may have been deactivated because I repeated an action too many times. Although I am guessing because I was never warned on screen (per my post). I am not sure if it was the addition of new friends that happened to be following me on Twitter or the clean out of the groups i was subscribed to triggered the deactivation. Again these are all guesses as I cannot seem to get an answer from the email addresses I listed above.
They should not have deactivated your account unless you were given prior warnings. No wonder I could not find your profile as I wanted to wish you and family a blessed and happy Thanksgiving.