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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.