Quit disabling accounts for applications Facebook approved

Stan Munsey's letter to Facebook owner and founder, Mark Zuckerberg

Hi Mark, My name is Stan Munsey. My account was permanently deleted for supposedly "harassing" other people. I was sent the usual ,"you have misused the TOS" automated response. I say your TOS can be determined to be null and void, if it can be shown that it has no actual limits listed of what constitutes "harassing". How many posts are too much? How many friends are too much? How many responses to other friends are too much and in what given time? None of that is ever detailed or stated in your so-called TOS. If no limits are given specifically, how then, can one exceed them? You say warnings are given. They are never given with a true explanation.. they are always
ramdom, arbitrary and vague in their nature. Many times there are no warnings before a user has his/her account disabled.

I know there should be a system in place that removes people who have engaged in offensive, malicious behavior that includes, true harassment, spamming, hate speech and obscene material but the systematic removal of people who are just using this site for "social-networking", in a polite and professional way between friends and family, is absurd and needs to be addressed.

I used my site to network with other music industry contacts and to engage in conversation with friends and family. I have from time to time posted political views but always in a civil and polite tone. I do not spam or participate in any obvious TOS violation..yet my account was "permanently" disabled. That must mean I am guilty of a really serious "crime". It is disappointing to have 2500+ "friends", tons of photos, blogs and other content, simply go away and get no real explanation as to why..other than your vague, mysterious Terms of service violation..when I know I have not misused this service in any way or fashion.

If this site cannot handle high traffic, then why don't you have a system in place that can? If you know how many posts are too much, and know what number of friend adds constitute too much, why don't you state that.. so your users can know ? Or does FB even know the answers to that? Or maybe you really don't want people "socializing" too much..could it possibly be taking their eyes off of the advertisers content..hmm ..could it be ..it's really not a social-networking site after all_so..FB, what about the good folks who have spent money..lots of it on FB through advertising and still got booted because of your in-ept, anti-spam..out-of-control automated system..and just who sits anonymously behind the scenes telling us with absolute resolve..your account has been disabled and will for no reason be reinstated..our decision is final!! ...one of your high-school buddies, Mark ? ..having fun playng social-network Czar? lol

Mark, I know you've made a lot of money from this vision of yours ..and have millions of users around the world... but apparently they come and go...and i guess FB determines that...but have you ever once thought..how the systematic removal of thousands of users have affected others. I have read many accounts of soldiers who were using Facbook to connect with family back home.. having their accounts disabled suddenly and with no recourse to have it reinstated...and they fight for your freedom to make millions.. I have read other stories of lonely widows using FB to reach out to friends and family across the country..who suddenly wake up one day and find that connection is gone...others who were in the middle of business deals and lost their contacts and details because of a system that doesn't care to investigate the circumstances or listen to the complaint of the user.

Mark, if you aren't willing, as the founder of Facebook, to stand up and realize your automated system needs to be revamped, your terms of service..written in a fair and understandable way and that you are not putting the needs and wants of your users first, then you sir, are a coward and obviously very immature. This isn't really about me being reinstated back to Facebook..it is me ..disturbed that this site is misusing it's power to intimidate and manipulate others with vague, stealth-like practices under the guise of a "social-network"..I guess it is reminding me of other abuses going on in the country of ours.

I reach a lot of people as an entertainer and run into a lot of FB users.. I plan on crusading this issue of unfair practices by Facebook...just because I can and maybe because of the sheer arrogance that lies beneath the surface of Facebook. I have a life outside of FB and so do others but that does not negate the fact or absolve Facebook in any way.. from being guilty of not having the courage to stand accountable to it's users! There are a lot of folks that are on board with this sentiment. Facebook is starting to unravel.. and there are several class action suits pending and I plan on pursuing many media contacts with copies of thousands of stories from other users who, for no obvious reason, had their accounts disabled.

Will you rise up Facebook? Face your accusers.? or will you continue to hide behind your software and non-sensical Terms of Service..

Remember, all great empires fall.. sooner or later..except, maybe this one is not so great..after all_

There are other sites out there..begging us to try them out..promising they will let us "socialize".. without the nanny-mentality and engage in healthy debate and freedom of expression_ and maybe we should...

Stan Munsey ( Delete or Edit)

I would also like to have the legal dept address for facebook and any contact names you might have access to. Thanks, Stan Munsey ( Delete or Edit)

You are absolutely right... I am doing the same thing.. ( Delete or Edit)

Rob, send me those facebook names. ( Delete or Edit)