As draconian as it seems, there was great wisdom in the decision by the Screen Actors Guild that no two members can go by the same name professionally---you can't even use your own legal name if someone else has already taken it. The policy totally prevents snafus like this.
It makes me glad I have a (nearly) unique name; although I'm likely to see a variant of this problem as I'm moving to a town (in Virginia) named Farmville---est'd 1798. sigh
Well, yes, that makes sense for a membership association like the Screen Actors Guild. Unfortunately, if Facebook wants to retain its real-name-only cachet, it simply can't afford to have too many stories like this pop up.
This story is particularly worrisome when you consider the amount of ID-verification that this account must have had on file after he already faxed them 3 pieces. What does it take to proof yourself from peremptory nullification if a driver's license, birth certificate and bar association license don't cut it?
I hope he gets his Facebook page back and shuts down his business site: http://www.zucklaw.com/
Or at least, take down the auto-playing flash movie of him popping up and talking a la Princess Leia's hologram in Star Wars. Only reason I even looked is because we're in the same city.
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[ 1.4 ms ] story [ 37.0 ms ] threadIt makes me glad I have a (nearly) unique name; although I'm likely to see a variant of this problem as I'm moving to a town (in Virginia) named Farmville---est'd 1798. sigh
This story is particularly worrisome when you consider the amount of ID-verification that this account must have had on file after he already faxed them 3 pieces. What does it take to proof yourself from peremptory nullification if a driver's license, birth certificate and bar association license don't cut it?
I can't believe websites still think its a good idea to associate a name with an account rather than just a handle.
Or at least, take down the auto-playing flash movie of him popping up and talking a la Princess Leia's hologram in Star Wars. Only reason I even looked is because we're in the same city.