Facebook is a social network website
where people can interact with their friends online. Users can share what
they're doing or thinking, and they can share links and videos and comment on
things their friends share.
But the rule is that you have to be
yourself
and use your own name.
In trying to verify such things, the
computer verification system inevitably makes mistakes, so it might have made a
mistake if it rejected the name you tried to use.
Facebook Name Standards
Facebook wants people to be
themselves and not pretend to be someone else, so it requires users to use
their real first and last names when they sign up for a Facebook personal
profile.
This means that you can't pretend to
be your friend Joe, you can't sign up for a Facebook account under your pet's
name, you can't use a name you use in a video game or the name of a movie
character.
Also, couples are not supposed to
sign up for a single account using both their names. Names can be rejected if
they contain symbols, numerals or punctuation, or are capitalized in an unusual
way.
You also shouldn't include a title
such as Mr. or Dr.
You can add a nickname or maiden
name in place of a middle name because Facebook realizes people are sometimes
known under different names for legitimate reasons.
Email Address Problems
To keep people from signing up for
more than one personal profile, Facebook won't let you sign up for two Facebook
accounts using the same email address.
If you find there is already a
Facebook account associated with your email address, ask to have the password
sent to you and verify whether it's your account and you just forgot you set it
up.
Also, make sure you type the address
in the correct format.
It needs to have an @ sign and a
complete domain name; "@gmail" is not correct, but instead should be
"@gmail.com" for example.
If your email address begins with
"info" or "webmaster" Facebook may assume this is a generic
address for an organization and not an individual.
How
to Protest
If you are convinced you are trying
to use a name that is allowed and still getting rejected, you can fill out the
Facebook "Name Rejected" form (facebook.com/help/reg.php?show
form=name rejected).
Remember also that you have to be 13
years of age or older to be a Facebook member.
The form asks for your date of
birth, so that could trigger a rejection also if you are too young.
Other Options
If you are associated with a
business, a brand or an event, you can create a Facebook Page (also sometimes
called a Fan Page or a Business Page).
You can do this at Facebook's Create
a Page section (facebook.com/pages/create.php) to represent a business, place,
company, organization, brand or product, artist, band, public figure, some form
of entertainment, cause or community.
You can also create a group at the
Groups page (facebook.com/groups).
These are options to let you
interact on Facebook if you represent something that is not an individual
person.
If your Facebook profile is still unavailable
after many days, then send an email to
[email protected],
[email protected] or
[email protected] and explain
them the issue.
http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=121467344601554
Once you send them an email, your
account will be available again soon.
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