Facebook v. Myspace

Awesome confirmation message from Facebook:

Change Name

You must confirm that this is a legitimate request

Before confirming your name change request, please read the following.
  • Your Facebook profile must be attached to your real name.
  • You must include your full name.
  • Celebrity names, nicknames, or other fake names are not allowed and will not be approved.
  • Obscenity, curses, and swear words are not allowed and will not be approved.
  • ISn’t~ ThIs <3 AnN0YiNg 2 ReAd? Non-standard capitalization and special characters are not allowed and will not be approved.
  • Do not try to combine sentences into one word; Jane Lookatmysupercoolnewnickname Smith will not be approved.
  • We review all name changes, so this will take approximately 24 hours.

I confirm this is a legitimate request.

Are you sure you want to change your name to “Cody A Ray”?

Oh, MySpace. I’m so glad those days are long gone (at least for most of us).

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