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Facebook is Overpopulated / Slow and is Removing Idle Accounts? - Facebook Rumourby ThatsNonsense.com, added on the 06/09/10 Article No: 897 
Other Keywords: Facebook Overpopulated hoax, Facebook deleting inactive / idle accounts, facebook is unacceptably slow
There are many complaints that Facebook has become unacceptably slow.The
report showsthat the reason is that Facebook has a number of
non-activemembers. Wewant to send this message to see whether you are active members or not.If you dont post this message within 2weeks youll be removed in...order to get more space. Post on your wall that you are
still active,and that you do not want to be removed
Like all free to use Internet services, Facebook has inevitably fallen foul to the "overpopulated" variant of hoaxes which all claim that Facebook has become so overpopulated with idle accounts that they are requested their users forward a completely inane message in order to "save your account." Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, Live Messenger and many, many other services have all seen their own variants of this persistant hoax and it never proves to be even remotely true. Of course this hoax falls foul to one basic aspect of common sense - companies like Facebook have much more accurate and less intrusive methods of detecting which accounts are being used and which are not, so if they ever did want to remove idle accounts, a simple implementation of computer code will allow them to see that last time someone logged into their account. So sending out silly, time wasting messages and trying to get their users to forward it would be utterly pointless. Any rumour or message that circulates claiming you must forward it to save your account can be easily dismissed as a hoax. Other variants circulating include -
Since Facebook has recently become very popular, has become the many complaints that Facebook has become complaints that Facebook has become unacceptably slow. The report shows that the reason is that Facebook has a number of non-active members and, secondly, many new Facebook members. We want to send this message to see whether youre active members or not. If youre active, please send this message to at least 15 users. Use the "Copy - Cut and Paste" to show that you are still active. Those who do not send this message within 2 weeks in, will be removed in order to get more space. Send this message to your friends to show me that you are still active, and do not want to be removed. message to your friends to show me tha you are still active, and do not want to be removed
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
Please dont send this back to the person you received it from. Dear Facebook Members, Facebook is recently becoming very overpopulated. There have been many members complaining that Facebook is becoming very slow. Records show that the reason is that there are many active Facebook members and, on the other side, many ...new Facebook members. We will be sending this message around to see if members are active or not. If you are active please send to at least 15 other users using Copy+ Paste to show that you are still active. *Those who do not send this message within 2 weeks will be deleted without hesitation to create more space.* Send this message to all your friends and to show me that your still active and you will not be deleted. Founder of Facebook,Mark Zuckerberg
collected March 2012
Hi, everyone, this is a message from the Creator of facebook and it tells you a little bit about what is going to happen to Facebook on the 15th of March. Please dont send this back to the person you received it from. Dear Facebook members, Facebook is supposed to be closing down March 15th because it is becoming very overpopulated. There have been many members complaining that Facebook is becoming very slow. Records show that there are many active Facebook members and also many new members. We will be sending this message around to see if members are active or not. If you are active please send to 15 other users, using copy + paste to show that you are still active. *Those who do not send this message within two weeks will be deleted without hesitation to make more space. Send this message to all your friends to show that you are still active and you will not be deleted. Founder of Facebook.. Remember to send this to 15 other people so your account wont be deleted.
collected December 2012
The Internet, and social networking sites like Facebook, are perfect platforms for spreading untruths, misinformation, rumor and propaganda. Thousands of inaccurate, exaggerated, deceptive or just plain false messages are circulated every single day. For the anti-scam community to successfully tackle this plethora of false rumours, it is important that anyone who uses the Internet be able to identify false rumours and fully understands the possible consequences of spreading false information. We have a two part blog post that helps provide this information. Part 1 deals with how to spot and debunk Internet rumours and Part 2 deals with the reasons why you should never circulate false information. Additionally if you have fallen for this rumour or have Facebook friends that have, you can join our growing Facebook page here.
About the Author
Craig Charles Haley is a Computing graduate from Plymouth University and writes about the Internet, specifically about the power of social media and the many dangers it presents such as privacy control and how it can be used to spread misinformation. He also writes about Internet security and how to keep safe on the Internet. He founded ThatsNonsense.com in 2009 and serves as its editor. You can read his opinions and ramblings at www.craigsspace.co.uk
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