Facebook no friend to American Indian names (fwd link)

[Neskie Manuel]

That's so odd, my friend and I were just talking about this about her friend
in Alberta that had the same thing happen to him.  Maybe we should start a
facebook group?!?!??!

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:48 AM, phil cash cash
<cashcash at email.arizona.edu>wrote:

> Facebook no friend to American Indian names
>
> By Associated Press
> Cherokee Pheonix
> USA
>
> SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 28-year-old computer technician from South
> Dakota
> found out that the Facebook social networking site had a real problem with
> her
> last name.
>
> In the middle of planning a trip, Robin Kills the Enemy saw that Facebook
> deactivated her site, telling her that "fake names" violate the terms of
> use.
>
> Access full article below:
> http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/3318/Article.aspx
>



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