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Facebook reportedly disables account of attorney Mark S. Zuckerberg

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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?

Too bad that Mark S. was there first, looks quite a bit older too... So who has to change their name? Is your answer "not me, the other guy"?

Even they, who actually have a real reason to police names, allow the same first and last name when there is a different middle initial.

Here's the problem with trying to establish real identities over the Internet-its very hard. Quora has had this problem, and so has Facebook.

I can't believe websites still think its a good idea to associate a name with an account rather than just a handle.

I use my real name as my username because I'm bad at coming up with new names/aliases/whatever.

Facebook or no Facebook, anyone thinks this story would turn out good for Mark S. Zuckerberg? Free publicity everywhere?

Facebook, too.

If you were to look up my name on facebook I am apparently some super hot blonde female.

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.

The headline reminded me of this similarly tragic tale: http://goo.gl/3r5VC

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