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docgee

(870 posts)
29. Just create a fake Facebook account,
Fri Dec 13, 2013, 08:01 PM
Dec 2013

using a new gmail account. I've made one for my band and could easily do it with any name I want. HuffPo just makes it easier on them to maintain a comments section.

Adios Huffington Post [View all] Brainstormy Dec 2013 OP
Same here LittleBlue Dec 2013 #1
As far as I'm concerned, either you invite public comment, or you don't derby378 Dec 2013 #2
I hope more sites adopt this model, to be honest, but I understand your concerns. politichew Dec 2013 #3
is your DU user name your legal name? elehhhhna Dec 2013 #16
oooooh... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #22
No, it is: politichew Dec 2013 #24
People will just run around with fake FB IDs. JVS Dec 2013 #18
+1 Go Vols Dec 2013 #61
And when you make laws against theft... gcomeau Dec 2013 #98
I disagree. Bradical79 Dec 2013 #26
Good point. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #57
Why? I don't "do" Facebook question everything Dec 2013 #67
The CIA Facebook Project Zorra Dec 2013 #79
For our kids safety, please read this feedback! thecytron Mar 2014 #100
Yes but Lefty615 Dec 2013 #82
It is a worrying trend... Ron Obvious Dec 2013 #4
Very much so. Facebook wants to end Internet anonymity. Incitatus Dec 2013 #41
FB also wants to be a part of all internet traffic. arcane1 Dec 2013 #53
It usually is just about the money, but as their presence increases, anonymity will diminish. Incitatus Dec 2013 #59
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #5
that is really sleazy of HuffPo. Unbelievable. Whisp Dec 2013 #6
They want your phone number, too. nt Brainstormy Dec 2013 #8
I have a FB account but rarely visit the site. RebelOne Dec 2013 #92
It was the idea of the same nitwit who changed the layout of the Comments section pangaia Dec 2013 #19
Agreed. MsPithy Dec 2013 #40
Bad move on HuffPo's part. No fucking way I'm using Facebook. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2013 #7
I am staying on just to flag comments randr Dec 2013 #9
I posted there fairly infrequently IDemo Dec 2013 #10
I feel the same way. MANative Dec 2013 #11
I quit Huff Po Isoldeblue Dec 2013 #12
I've never done HP but this sounds like a really dumb move. Cha Dec 2013 #13
I've always avoided that site, so I can't join you except to say, good on you. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #14
Never had a FB account--never intend to. Deleted my HuffPo account as soon as the policy hlthe2b Dec 2013 #15
You find out who your friends are - TBF Dec 2013 #17
yep. I booted a cousin awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #86
I've got a few of those too TBF Dec 2013 #87
I like Talking Points Memo Shankapotomus Dec 2013 #20
I stopped when Huffington sold it and haven't returned except accidentally. QuestForSense Dec 2013 #21
Me too Quest. Jazzgirl Dec 2013 #37
Ditto! oldandhappy Dec 2013 #23
Exactly grandpamike1 Dec 2013 #25
All about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Fred Sanders Dec 2013 #44
Who is Adrienne? Agschmid Dec 2013 #51
Perhaps neither smart nor cowardly, but simply practical. malthaussen Dec 2013 #27
To force commenters to Facebook is absolutely insane. If they stick to it, HF deserves oblivion. Faryn Balyncd Dec 2013 #28
Just create a fake Facebook account, docgee Dec 2013 #29
NO NO NO Skittles Dec 2013 #68
+1 (nt) question everything Dec 2013 #77
You realize... gcomeau Dec 2013 #30
since you've done it Brainstormy Dec 2013 #72
I've checked and can't see any way they could... gcomeau Dec 2013 #85
You don't think that you've been "tracked/connected" by "FB?" KoKo Dec 2013 #95
I'm sorry gcomeau Dec 2013 #96
As if the celebrity gossip, upskirt shots, and nip-slips wasn't bad enough.. X_Digger Dec 2013 #31
Done I've used my twitter account to post there.... Historic NY Dec 2013 #32
I will never understand sharing credentials between sites dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #33
I thought you finally realized their content was mostly stolen link bait...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #34
I was out when Arianna sold HuffPo and they started letting right wingers have columns WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2013 #35
You can't write "shit" or "fuck" Stainless Dec 2013 #36
Huff Post Refugees, Unite Fred Sanders Dec 2013 #38
Welcome to DU! LisaLynne Dec 2013 #42
Welcome! PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #50
Welcome! Dash87 Dec 2013 #84
make a new facebook d_r Dec 2013 #39
I'm done with HP! marew Dec 2013 #43
OK, I have to admit Stellar Dec 2013 #45
AOL AOL AOL Submariner Dec 2013 #46
In life you always get what you pay for! thecytron Feb 2014 #99
I left too PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #47
I largely gave up on Huffington Post a while back... markpkessinger Dec 2013 #48
I really enjoyed posting on Huffpo, in the old format. MsPithy Dec 2013 #49
I wouldn't have mind... Bryce Butler Dec 2013 #52
Welcome here! n/t PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #71
Thank you Bryce Butler Dec 2013 #91
Sometimes I will see a story on their front page, riqster Dec 2013 #54
I will NEVER link myself with Facebook SCVDem Dec 2013 #55
I can't believe how many people have fallen for this facebook garbage Skittles Dec 2013 #69
Requiring a Facebook membership means that most of their comments will be made by 14-year-old girls. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #56
I'll still read it, I just won't post anymore thesquanderer Dec 2013 #58
I stopped going there when AOHell bought them. n/t hootinholler Dec 2013 #60
huffpo has long been a joke. i stopped reading a couple years ago. just found out about fb thing now freedumb Dec 2013 #62
Yes and it sucks. And they are lying. It's not about "civil discourse". Come on. catbyte Dec 2013 #63
I stopped for this very reason. It wants all of your info from Facebook. It's part of the sell-the- okaawhatever Dec 2013 #64
a pox on EVERYONE who made that little twerp Zuckerberg a multi-billionaire Skittles Dec 2013 #70
I feel the same way about the little guy Mosaic Dec 2013 #74
do you see what is happening Skittles Dec 2013 #88
That seems to be the plan Mosaic Dec 2013 #90
So make a fake fb account. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #65
Why is it so hard for these entitites to understand: Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #66
I wrote about HP here years ago Mosaic Dec 2013 #73
+1. jsr Dec 2013 #75
I think you can make it so those posts don't show up on FB, but I'm not sure alarimer Dec 2013 #76
to answer your question alp227 Dec 2013 #94
Forcing people to use FB and their "real" name PumpkinAle Dec 2013 #78
That's the reason why I stopped posting at The Huff. Beacool Dec 2013 #93
I don't "do" Facebook, and if everything is going there, too bad. northoftheborder Dec 2013 #80
HuffPo is a woo-infested dump. nt Codeine Dec 2013 #81
I hate Facebook Dash87 Dec 2013 #83
I've been spreading my leftie propoganda on HP for years, but now I'm out. Vinca Dec 2013 #89
I quit posting under the new policy also. eom mfcorey1 Dec 2013 #97
HP is a cheesy "snooze" site, imo. 2banon Mar 2014 #101
I left HuffPo as well, didnt understand why they allowed the trolls to take over . Now its an asylum SummerSnow Mar 2014 #102
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