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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Facebook Hates Me

After all the time I waste playing there, making money for them.

Below are some of the site's rules, which are posted here

Section 2. Prohibitions

You may not publicize or administer a promotion on Facebook if:

2.1 The promotion is open or marketed to individuals who are under the age of 18;

2.2 The promotion is open to individuals who reside in a country embargoed by the United States;

2.3 The promotion, if a sweepstakes, is open to individuals residing in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, or India;

2.4 The promotion’s objective is to promote any of the following product categories: gambling, tobacco, dairy, firearms, prescription drugs, or gasoline;

2.5 The prize or any part of the prize includes alcohol, tobacco, dairy, firearms, or prescription drugs; or

2.6 The promotion is a sweepstakes that conditions entry upon the purchase of a product, completion of a lengthy task, or other form of consideration.


I cannot imagine why dairy products would be classified under the same heading as gasoline and gambling....well, I suppose gasoline is sold by the gallon too, but still. They don't ban other drinks

I am not pleased with them! I won't say that I am going to quit playing Mafia Wars but....

12 comments:

  1. You took time to read the rules? You are awesome, I just went to play. How is Mafia Wars, do you get extra points for spitting on the bodies?

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  2. I still can't figure out the other games let along that one!

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  3. They don't want folks promoting dairy products to the under 18 crowd? That is sorta strange. Have you tried to contact them to ask for their reason? Could make a good story for your farm report article.

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  4. Maybe it's all the hype about the gas cows are creating LOL

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  5. Anonymous11:58 AM

    LOL Facebook hates me too and I haven't figure out half of it and then today they changed a bunch more stuff.........give me blogging any day:)

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  6. I too am having better luck blogging than on facebook. I am publicizing a book I wrote and am having better luck attracting attention from strangers than from reconnecting with people from my past. Right now I'm having a drawing to give away five books. Check it out.

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  7. So how do they explain their "Give a Gun" app?

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  8. There are so many pages and so many apps and so many references and so many posted links of the "forbidden" topics that it's worth a good belly laugh to read them.

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  9. Dani, yep

    Earl, can't take any credit...Center for Consumer Freedom found em and I just passed em along. I like Mafia Wars....it is the only place where I am currently showing a profit. lol

    LIsa, I am kinda addicted to a handful of games like Mousehunt, Fish Wrangler and yeah, Mafia Wars...

    Joated, I got the info from the Center for Consumer Freedom. Their folks tried to contact FB but got no answers

    SCMomma, could be! lol

    LInda, I think they like to keep us off balance., Quick as I learn how to use it they change it and I have to call the kids in again to help me figure out what to do....but I so love keeping in close contact with distant friends and family. It has reopened the world of my childhood when all were close and we saw each other at least a couple times a month at family dinners....I have a mighty fine bunch of cousins and second cousins and lovely cousins once removed. It is so nice to "see" them all again.

    Susan, I did and thanks for inviting me to do so. Looks like a good book!

    Jeffro, dunno...they actually have a bunch of dairy stuff despite the rules....I am a fan of butter and chocolate milk and I don't know what all else....just thought it was totally bizarre to equate milk with gambling and prescription drugs. Although it is probably a heck of a lot better than any number of the latter.

    Steve, exactly right. I was astonished to see the rules, since there are so many apps on all those proscribed topics.

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  10. Anonymous5:03 PM

    do you play farmville?..need a neighbor?

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  11. anon, I play one of those farm games...always glad for a neighbor, just send me an invite.

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