Pictures she posted from festivals of us performing – gone.Īll over a stupid policy that facebook said in October, after an outpouring of outrage, that they were backing down from. Comments and posts she made on the goblin talk fb page – gone. Years of private communications between Mab and myself (and others) regarding performing, planning, etc – are now gone. Mab is also locked out of the Wedji fb page and the Goblin Talk fb page. Not only was her account closed, all of her posts, pictures, videos, and private messages were wiped and replaced with this message:This message is no longer available because it was identified as abusive or marked as spam. She does not use her birth name in real life. Hell, I only know her birth name because of a credit card receipt. It seems that the fb account of my dear friend and creative collaborator Mab (aka Wedji) was marked as abusive and deleted while she was away performing in New Orleans this past weekend.Ī few weeks ago (if even that long) she had run afoul of the “real name police” and was forced to change her name from Mab Just Mab to Mab J’Mab, pending documentation – which she duly provided.Īnybody that knows Mab, knows her only as Mab. If anyone knows a better one, please let us know!ĭisclaimer: The following is my understanding of events.
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Update (Wed 3:15pm) – A bit more digging makes it seem like we might have the wrong twitter handle for Mark Zuckerman.
Not just for Mab, but for everyone affected. Update (Wed 7:18 pm) – There is a petition going to repeal this absurd policy. We understand those concerns, and have just been linked to another petition that may work better for folks: 12:26pm) – Some folks have expressed concerns about the first petition we were told about, and thus directed people to sign. We are trying to be heard, but we need to keep shouting. They are on the attack again, booting swaths of people who do not conform. They don’t care what name you use in real life, or why you use it – all they care about is sticking to their policy that everyone must have a “real name”, but lets call it what it is – everyone must have a “normal” looking name. They blew smoke in the media and continued to ban drag queens, performers, Native Americans, and anyone who does not fit their mold. They set up a pathway to prove your identity, and then refuse to follow it. 4 times over.Īt this point it is clear – Facebook won’t stand behind their promise from October, they are all about the money and not about their users or their word. Please provide identification from the following list… Which she has done. Still, her PERSONAL facebook account is blocked, and a form letter is sent saying: We are unable to verify your identity with the id provided. She has provided 4 different types of ids that prove she is who she says she is, and this is the name she uses everyday in real life. Mab just received her fourth rejection of her appeal to turn her account back on. 9:28am) – We still need your help! Please retweet this: facebook Why ask for ID if you just refuse it? WTF? # facebooklied Turn mabjustmab back on, she is real! # mynameis wp.me/p4jBPm-3N
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11:54am) – Mab’s back! Thank you, thank you, thank you! To see the full story on her return, and more heaping of praises on those who took up the call, see: Gandersnitch, Azog, and the ghost of Wedji
Please continue to share the original blog post: Īnd the twitter post: # facebooklied Facebook Reinstate mabjustmab on facebook! wp.me/p4jBPm-3N # mynameis Mab, Just Mab! Please Retweet!Īnd most importantly, sign the petition (a new one we were directed to): And holy crap, you folks are buzzing! (If only we could find a way to make honey from all these bees.) That is why generating a buzz is so important. Mab is pursuing official facebook channels (and has been rejected through official facebook channels 3 times now, with demands for the exact identification she has sent them three times over), but the word is that something like this can take months to reverse through normal channels, if ever at all. And thank you all for the outpouring of support. We are amazed that more than15,000 people have now seen our post and over 5,000 have come to this web site to read more. So instead of celebrating, Azog and Gandersnitch must eulogize. And then, this crap happened! Mab Just Mab (and by extension Wedji TuCheeks) was banned from facebook and thus cease to exist. It was going to be so awesome that we kept planning and planning and we actually did do a tiny bit of recording as well. We were planning a fabulous one year anniversary episode.
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