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General Topics => Computer Problems & Questions, Virus/Scam Warnings => Topic started by: Pompeylil on November 07, 2012, 20:07:48 PM

Title: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Pompeylil on November 07, 2012, 20:07:48 PM
Hi  can any of you computer boffins tell me how I can find the true identity of someone on facebook?
I have someone making silly comments on a open page, we have now blocked them but I would be interested to find out who they were!
Thanks
'Lil
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Steve (redding43) on November 07, 2012, 20:11:12 PM
You can't.....unless...

A) they have their name in their profile

B) you try and identify them through their Facebook friends

Or C) you get a legal agreement for Facebook to release the information (if they have it)
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Pompeylil on November 07, 2012, 20:13:00 PM
OK thanks, have been looking at their friends and we have now begun to put a trail together.  Its some one with sour grapes!

'Lil
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: tinkerman on November 08, 2012, 07:47:48 AM
try e mailing them, see if they reply and see if their e mail address gives any clues
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Toky on November 08, 2012, 08:43:24 AM
Why do people hide behind a false name?
Cheers Toky
 :P  :)
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Scunner on November 08, 2012, 10:07:16 AM
Because they are cowards. Next...
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Toky on November 08, 2012, 18:06:24 PM
You had a sence of humour  by- pass Scun? It was tongue in cheek, hence the signature!! I wasnt really asking a question, just fooling around.
 : :)
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: heather07 on November 08, 2012, 18:10:33 PM
Tell us the name and we will make silly remarks too.
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Scunner on November 08, 2012, 18:11:39 PM
When you run a large discussion forum for 10 years, people who become 'hard' because nobody knows who they are loses it's amusement value. Not lost my sense of humour I promise  :)
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Toky on November 08, 2012, 18:31:47 PM
Thank god for that !!! I've got a wee buy and sell page and there was a numpty on it making cheeky, sarcastic sexual inuendos. He was soon booted out when I invited all the members of the group to write on his wall and the wall of his friends (who were "public" ;) and let them know what the bawbag was writing to certain women. He soon deleted his facebook account
  :)
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: KKOB on November 08, 2012, 18:58:02 PM
What can I do to amuse you Scunner ?   ;)
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Scunner on November 08, 2012, 19:02:05 PM
Nice work - they don't hang about long when the net starts to close. If there's one change over the last 10 years it's the difference the police take in the unsavoury/illegal online activities of people from the UK. It's amazing how easy it is to find them if necessary.
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Scunner on November 08, 2012, 19:02:28 PM
What can I do to amuse you Scunner ?    ;)

Help Lance
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Toky on November 08, 2012, 19:11:19 PM
ha ha ha
  :)  :)  :)  :)  :)
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: KKOB on November 08, 2012, 20:00:41 PM
What can I do to amuse you Scunner ?     ;)

Help Lance

But he doesn't appreciate my help!
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Pompeylil on November 08, 2012, 21:23:52 PM
Thank you, his wall was pretty much hidden, however his friends were open to view, so with the help of a work colleague we managed to suss out who he was.  Turns out he was posting silly crass comments on behalf of someone I work with.   
I had already copied & pasted to word all his comments before I deleted the original comment of off facebook which then deleted his comments too.
Roll on the next Committee Meeting - I will have a field day!
This was all over making cakes to sell for charity!
'Lil
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Rindaloo on November 08, 2012, 22:37:10 PM
Its some one with sour grapes!

Eww, sounds like someone with a particularly bad case of Haemorrhoids???
Title: Re: Facebook - how to identify someone
Post by: Toky on November 08, 2012, 23:34:29 PM
Shocking LiL!