# Face book can take a long walk on a short pier **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-book-can-take-a-long-walk-on-a-short-pier/1007345 "2024-09-16T15:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-book-can-take-a-long-walk-on-a-short-pier/1007345/41 "2024-09-22T20:42:45Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > > [@BigT](#): > > > > But when it comes to Facebook’s responsibility to fix it? > > > > The answer is 100%. It was their mistake. > > Coolcoolcool! All I have left to say is the second paragraph of the post whose first paragraph you quoted: > > > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > > > You can stand on principle, but they’re gonna stand on understaffed departments that help drive up their profits by driving down labor costs. Or you can start a new account and look at the dogs. Once you’re done being irritated, the same choices will be there. > > Well, I guess I have a little more to say: when we’re in the trash fire of a fucking dystopia that we’re in, I recommend picking and choosing the principled stands worth taking. Sigh. I didn’t say anything about taking a stand. I specifically said that you can talk about whether it’s worth your time to deal with. But you tried to argue that it wasn’t Facebook’s responsibility. And I found that argument to be dumb. It _is_ their responsibility. Not only from the customer standpoint, but it’s to their own financial benefit to fix these things. Whose responsibility it is to fix something is separate from how much effort you want to put into getting them to fix it. I just don’t like it when people make excuses for rich companies cutting corners. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-book-can-take-a-long-walk-on-a-short-pier/1007345/42 "2024-12-19T06:47:29Z")
Someone tweeted Facebook was shut down! True? Ha! ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-book-can-take-a-long-walk-on-a-short-pier/1007345/43 "2024-12-19T12:48:14Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > But you tried to argue that it wasn’t Facebook’s responsibility. OP here. Yeh, I tried to fix it. I didn’t do anything wrong. I couldn’t have broken any rules because I don’t post. But they say I broke rules. WHAT RULE? I just want to look at a perfectly legitimately company’s page. It’s pictures of dogs at a boarding facility. Their boiler plate answer was ‘Fuck off’. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-book-can-take-a-long-walk-on-a-short-pier/1007345/44 "2024-12-19T12:56:19Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > So, I look about once a year. If that’s the case, you should find another way to scratch your dog itch because it isn’t wise to leave online access unattended for extended periods of time. I recently received a Facebook Messenger request that was a scam asking for financial assistance because of an “emergency”. I knew it was a scam immediately because it came from a former colleague who has been dead for at least 3 years. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-book-can-take-a-long-walk-on-a-short-pier/1007345/45 "2024-12-19T13:09:00Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > If that’s the case, you should find another way to scratch your dog itch because it isn’t wise to leave online access unattended for extended periods of time. I recently received a Facebook Messenger request that was a scam asking for financial assistance because of an “emergency”. I knew it was a scam immediately because it came from a former colleague who has been dead for at least 3 years. It’s not a dog itch. It’s my dogs when I board them at this place. There is no other way to see them. My Fb account is closed. Not unattended. I have no idea why they did that. I’d like to know. Perhaps someone got into my account and did some nasty things. I have no idea because they won’t tell me. My request got a "We looked into it, and it was closed because you broke the rules. We will not look into this again (the boiler plate Fuck Off) Again, WHAT RULES? And how did I do that when I don’t post there, I only use it to look at the site of my dogs border facility. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-book-can-take-a-long-walk-on-a-short-pier/1007345.md?page=2)