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Re:Facebook Messages: The Worst Thing That Ever Happened by simonjoe on Monday November 22, 2010 @09:54AM (#1929944)
Every time I read a facebook story here or elsewhere, I get the overwhelming desire to delete my account. The only problem is that there may be people I want to interact with that I don't have other contact information for. The sad thing is that I don't remember.

I might just do it anyway…they can't be that important, right?

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Re:Facebook Messages: The Worst Thing That Ever Happened by thestoicattack on Monday November 22, 2010 @10:19AM (#1930023)
That was exactly my thought process when I ended up deleting my account. There were people who I wouldn't be able to contact, but then again, I never talked to them anyway even when Facebook made it convenient.
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Re:Facebook Messages: The Worst Thing That Ever Happened by jeebusroxors on Monday November 22, 2010 @01:10PM (#1930718)
That's exactly the way I felt with "stuff", little things I collect saying to myself, "I'll need this some day". You know, a few old semi-functioning laptops, cable ends that I'm going to use (I swear!) on my next project, etc, etc.

I had a whole room filled with this crap, until I realized, when was the last time I actually used something from this stuff, whose sole reason for existence was for me to collect, to then someday use.

My answer was years - so I tossed it all a few months ago. You know how many times I've been working on a project and damned myself for throwing all of it out? Zero! Long story (sorry it's a slow day) short - sometimes you just gotta let go...

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Re:Facebook Messages: The Worst Thing That Ever Happened by tlack on Monday November 22, 2010 @11:20AM (#1930247)
You can always suspend your account and start it back up later. Facebook will preserve all your information for you.
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Re:Facebook Messages: The Worst Thing That Ever Happened by phlux on Monday November 22, 2010 @12:35PM (#1930577)
How about making you staus "Deleting my account on 12/31/10 -- EMAIL me your contact info prior to 12/31/10"
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