Thursday, June 13, 2024

Yet another epic Facebook fail, this time over Przewalski's horses


So, editing one’s own comments goes against Facebook community standards. I was correcting my typos, which were partially Facebook’s fault. I was responding to someone’s comment and then went back to clarify the difference between a purebred Przewalski's wild horse and the modern horse and possible crossbreeds or, to be hyper-correct, hybrids.

I added, “The Przewalski's horse is stocky, short, and pot-bellied in comparison to its domestic cousins. It has a spiky mane like a zebra. All Przewalski's horses have a light belly and darker back, with a dark stripe on the back from the withers to the base of the tail. They also have more chromosomes,…” etc. 

Just as I added the clincher, a hybrid Przewalski's horse and modern horse results in a horse with a floppy mane—a DNA indicator, like donkey ears on a mule—Facebook shut me down. Understand that I am dyslexic, or as they say these days, neurodivergent, so I struggle to write clear, nuanced sentences. Writing does not come easy, I have to work at it. I edit everything early and often

Could someone please explain to me how this editing process could possibly go against community standards? Other than Facebook is allergic to facts versus fiction. I was not over-posting or spamming or over-sharing. I certainly wasn’t being obnoxious or belligerent. I was correcting and clarifying one comment. I am allergic to typos. So, yes, I do fix them whenever I spot them. Well, bollocks I say, because I can. I will not be dumbed down to the lowest common denominator of unintelligent comments. and I will not let the sleeping typos lie.

For some peculiar reason Facebook constantly changes what I write— especially after I post a comment —so I have to edit my comments early and often. Gaslight much? I am beginning to suspect that Facebook AI bots are anti-intellectual, because it puts me in jail every time I am on a scholarly bent. No name-calling, not being derogatory, merely facts— Sometimes with supporting links. This time it was about horses.

The last time I most memorably was thrown in Facebook jail was for posting a photograph of Einstein‘s messy desk on the anniversary of the day he died. Facebook, of course claimed it was going against community standards, and that it was pornography. The only real pornography I could see was the formula written on the blackboard: some segue of e = MC2.

 It looks like I can post status updates on my own page, and like posts, but that’s about it. See you in a week. Be very, very bad, all of you. Be obstreperous. Edit and change your posts early and often. Down with the fasciestest regime. stet.

Oh, and for the record, I document everything—because I can.

#FacebookFail


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