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Unless their policy has changed, it's a temporary restriction of the account until the user helps work with a mod to verify the name. Happened to me way back i
by stormy 10y ago
Unless their policy has changed, it's a temporary restriction of the account until the user helps work with a mod to verify the name.
Happened to me way back in 2010, because my real name sounds terribly fake: Stormy Shippy
- danieltillett 10y agoStormy did your parents choose your name or did you?
- stormy 10y agoEasiest way to answer is with Quora itself: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-story-behind-Stormy-Shippys-name https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-story-behind-Stormy-Shippy...
- jonah 10y agoBeautifully written. It sounds like you have a wonderful mother!
- jshap70 10y agoloved this, thanks for sharing
- enraged_camel 10y agoThank you for sharing. By the way, your mother is a very talented writer! That was a pleasure to read.
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- nickpsecurity 10y agoStory behind your name was pretty amazing. Ever find out the story behind his?
- behnamoh 10y agoIn this day and age, with the heavy DS and ML that's going on in companies like GOOG, it's actually not wise to use your real name anyway. Let them think you're just John Appleseed.
- parennoob 10y agoI don't know about Quora's "work with a mod to verify the name" policy works, but I have heard from at least one friend that Facebook makes you give them a scan your driving license or other Government ID in order to show that your slightly unusual name is actually what you say it is. Which is just absurd. A random social network should never be so powerful as to demand your Government-issued IDs for some bogus "real name" policy that penalizes names like Theodore Ts'o in favor of "normal" ones like John Smith. The day Facebook asks me for one is the day I'm done with it. Same for Quora if their policy is similar.
- titanomachy 10y agoYou probably won't have to worry about it unless you become famous.
- gpvos 10y agoI have several non-famous friends who had to show their ID to Facbook.
- marssaxman 10y agoMy girlfriend had to worry about it last week. It was a pretty crappy experience.
- 5555624 10y agoIn the US, As long as "other Government ID" is not an actual Government ID. Scanning/photocopying is a violation of Title 18, US Code Part I, Chapter 33, Section 701. While there evidently are exceptions for government agencies performing official business, Facebook is not a government agency.
- ChoHag 10y agoIs it a crime to require that a person commits a crime before being admitted into a private club?
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