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Alison18

This has just popped up on my feed:

URGENT NOTICE!!!
Today fb suspended 1000 people (not our fans) it was a facebook error for compers that typed liked and shared so many times fb claimed it as spamming over many pages, thankfully no Fudgeridoo fans were effected, all our competitions and giveaways are run through rafflecopter so you have nothing to worry about

CatsWithThumbs_2

Haven't had a chance to go through all posts so might be repeating a suggested cause.
I have been blocked also, and aren't able to recognise all my "friends"- I do a lot of games, so don't know my fb "friend".
Is it possible that all of us that have been reported have liked and shared one fb comp. It being set up by a troll with the purpose of reporting all likers and sharers.
I know TWC was a suggested target, but I think it's one fb page.

OneYorkshireLass

Re writing 'liked and shared'. I very rarely do this, have probably only done it about a dozen times in 2 years
Anyone else who has been banned not do it/do it very rarely?

stephmcuk

CatsWithThumbs wrote: »

Haven't had a chance to go through all posts so might be repeating a suggested cause.
I have been blocked also, and aren't able to recognise all my "friends"- I do a lot of games, so don't know my fb "friend".
Is it possible that all of us that have been reported have liked and shared one fb comp. It being set up by a troll with the purpose of reporting all likers and sharers.
I know TWC was a suggested target, but I think it's one fb page.

i agree i think it could had been a little set up to catch and find people who like & share alot....thats why so many people doing similar comps have been deleted.

Alison18

OneYorkshireLass wrote: »

Re writing 'liked and shared'. I very rarely do this, have probably only done it about a dozen times in 2 years
Anyone else who has been banned not do it/do it very rarely?

Im banned and sometimes I do write it but I try and write something along the lines of Fab prize or something.

Di Coke responded, hope its ok to add her quote she said:

I admin at Compers News and ThePrizeFinder and I must admit, lots of times we get comments that say 'Liked and Shared' and Facebook flags them as spam because the person has typed them over & over on other pages. I usually don't bother unchecking as spam. This COULD be a reason why some people are having to do security checks BUT there are many others who never do share comps who are still having to endure the checks. Anyway, kudos to Fudgeridoo for sticking to the FB rules!

Alison18

Worse to come as well, some people are saying they can't use apps now :mad:

The apps were working ok for me this evening but I bet they will be gone soon. :wall:

tghe-retford

Alison18 wrote: »

This has just popped up on my feed:

URGENT NOTICE!!!
Today fb suspended 1000 people (not our fans) it was a facebook error for compers that typed liked and shared so many times fb claimed it as spamming over many pages, thankfully no Fudgeridoo fans were effected, all our competitions and giveaways are run through rafflecopter so you have nothing to worry about

Thanks for sharing that but I have a few things that I don't agree it with in Fudgeridoo's statement. First of all, how did they know it was 1,000 people? Facebook never makes a mistake - well, that's what their persona and attitude suggests anyway. You didn't need to type "liked and shared" anywhere to have been hit by Facebook's allegations and subsequent actions. They state that "Facebook claimed" - do they have a written source to that allegation?

I'm dubious. There are a few things within Fudgeridoo's statement that needs citations and verification.

Alison18

Have just had a read down my feed and the companies are not happy, lots saying they have lost between 100-1000 likes

stephmcuk

would be good if we could have a separate sub folder for fb & twitter comps. Just an idea... i know most people put it in the header but the amount of times i click and its fb i have noticed alot more tonight. am in a moaning mood with fb lol.

Alison18

Have just tried to use an APP and Im not allowed and the like from that page has gone as well. Its kicking off bad time on there at the mo, lots of unhappy people.

If anyone is still at the picture verification thing it seems a lot of the compers are rallying around untagging pics to help people get back on.