Facebook Blocks Users From Mentioning BugMeNot.com

ThinkingInBinary writes "The other day, I was trying to mention bugmenot.com in my Facebook status, and I discovered to my horror that Facebook blocks the phrase 'bugmenot.com' as "abusive" in status updates, messages, and presumably any other communications on the site. Facebook isn't even listed on BugMeNot, as they requested that logins for Facebook be blocked. This is pretty ridiculous, as I can't even send my friends a message mentioning bugmenot.com!"

Comments

That is ridiculous

[MyLongNickName]

On Slashdot, I can mention [abusive language filtered] or even [abusive language filtered], why can't I do it on [abusive language filtered]?

Total [abusive language filtered], I say.

Re:That is ridiculous

[pilgrim23]

Years ago I recall a tracking system at a place I worked where the text field was parced as code. It saw the word "in" apearing in the sentence in text as an INSERT and the word preceeding it as a variable in which it would insert the word following, then truncate everything else.
    Thus the phrase

  THERE IS A FIRE IN THE BUILDING! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES
  would show as

THERE IS A THE.

Later this was repaired and the designer went on to work developing web design at
Facebook....

Re:That is ridiculous

[mweather]

Well at least he's only doing web design. Glad to hear he's not programming anymore.

Re:That is ridiculous

[PopeRatzo]

Anyone remember [expletive deleted], circa Watergate?

Yes, it's been updated to "redacted" for the current administration.

The difference is, now all the swear words are left in, but the facts are covered up.

Re:That's impossible

[halivar]

30 seconds is the different between (Score:5, Funny) and (Score:-1, Redundant).

I think moderation should switch to (Score:Gold Medal) and (Score:Silver Medal) so late punsters don't feel so bad.

Re:Slashdotted?

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks for the update. I was really concerned there for a moment.

Re:That's impossible

[Hogwash McFly]

Yeah, but do we take away the (Score: Gold Medal) from the Chinese posters who lied about their karma bonus?

Re:Yes you can

[Net_fiend]

Why does a dog always have to be kicked? Why can't it be a cat or a rabbit?

Now, I understand why it wouldn't be a snake or a lizard. One a snake would a)slither away or b)bite the bejesus out of you and a lizard would probably just flick its tongue and scamper off.

But can we just leave the dogs out of it? This message is not brought by PETA.

Re:honestly

[Jay L]

I, personally, agree 100% with circletimessquare when he says:

there is no reason why they cannot do this. it is their website, their policy.

But some would beg to differ. For a counterpoint from a simpler era, let's turn to a user named "circletimessquare", back in early September, 2008, who wrote:

shun chrome. i don't care if its the best thing since sliced bread. the problem is what it represents in terms of power and dominance in the hands of one company. that's bad for everyone

Clearly, the debate over corporate dominance has bitterly divided friends, families, and even individuals.

Re:Yes you can

[amRadioHed]

Quick, make a comparison to Nazi totalitarism! Facebook is like... Hitler, that's it!

Oh sure you joke about it, but if you read anything written in Germany while the Nazis were in charge you'll find that bugmenot.com is missing from all those writings as well.

Re:Fuck Godwin

[Quartz25]

And by extension, the probability of misusing Godwin's Law approaches two.

Wait....