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[siljaline]

Robin Bignal wrote:
> How does one close an account and remove oneself from Facebook?

Login to your account, go to the below URL, hope for the best.
<https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account>

Silj

--
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[Robin Bignall]

On Wed, 12 May 2010 22:47:11 -0400, "siljaline" <spam@uce.gov> wrote:

>Robin Bignal wrote:
>> How does one close an account and remove oneself from Facebook?
>
>Login to your account, go to the below URL, hope for the best.
><https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account>
>
Thanks you.
--
Robin
(BrE)
Herts, England

[siljaline]

Robin Bignall wrote:
> Thanks you.

You're welcome, did it work, then ?

Silj

--
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[Robin Bignall]

On Thu, 13 May 2010 18:53:44 -0400, "siljaline" <spam@uce.gov> wrote:

>Robin Bignall wrote:
>> Thanks you.
>
>You're welcome, did it work, then ?
>
Apparently. I got a message today saying that I'll be removed if I
don't log in within 14 days. I never used FB at all, just created a
profile.
--
Robin
(BrE)
Herts, England

[siljaline]

Robin Bignall wrote:
Apparently. I got a message today saying that I'll be removed if I
don't log in within 14 days. I never used FB at all, just created a
profile.

If you do not delete your account per previously posted instructions,
your data, however small, will be retained by Facebook for an indefinite
period of time.

Silj

--
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[Bast]

siljaline wrote:
> Robin Bignall wrote:
> Apparently. I got a message today saying that I'll be removed if I
> don't log in within 14 days. I never used FB at all, just created a
> profile.
>
> If you do not delete your account per previously posted instructions,
> your data, however small, will be retained by Facebook for an indefinite
> period of time.
>
> Silj


That seems just as deviant as Ebay.
Once you sign up there they keep your information on file forever too.