What happens to Facebook account when you die?

[cat@10]

Say you get hit by a bus tomorrow, whats going to happen to your facebook account? It would be sad to see an account of a friend thats not around any more everytime you log on. How would/does facebook deal with this kind of thing?

[V8mate]

Maybe Facebook could give coroners a special Facebook hack?

[chunkymonkey71]

One things for sure, you'd be free of all the ste about farmville, mafia wars etc...!

[wombat172a]

What happens when you die on facebook? Do you die in real life?

[ScottishSamurai]

My friends bebo is still up and he died on oct 23 last year (only 17, hence the bebo) . so not much I imagine. if no one knows your password I doubt you could get it removed after you go.

[ad551]

If someone tells Facebook the profile can be 'memorialized', whatever that means. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=16309104213...

[ewenm]

You can download the Afterlife application that allows you to keep people up to date. For example:
Joe Bloggs is being eaten by worms
Joe Bloggs should have specified cremation as burial is really boring
Joe Bloggs is disappointed to discover that there IS a God, just not the one he spent his life worshipping

[V8mate]

ad551 said:

If someone tells Facebook the profile can be 'memorialized', whatever that means. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=16309104213...

Great. I'm going to have CVM 'memorialised'. And Cotty too, as I'm fed up with all his mafia wars updates.

[Cara Van Man]

V8mate said:

ad551 said:

If someone tells Facebook the profile can be 'memorialized', whatever that means. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=16309104213...

Great. I'm going to have CVM 'memorialised'. And Cotty too, as I'm fed up with all his mafia wars updates.

eeer?

I don't play any of that ste.

[chunkymonkey71]

Cara Van Man said:

V8mate said:

ad551 said:

If someone tells Facebook the profile can be 'memorialized', whatever that means. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=16309104213...

Great. I'm going to have CVM 'memorialised'. And Cotty too, as I'm fed up with all his mafia wars updates.

eeer?

I don't play any of that ste.

What if they had Caravan Wars? Would you play that? Perhaps it would involve firing thermos flasks out of your wee plastic windows, using a modified primus stove?

[TheCarpetCleaner]

wombat172a said:

What happens when you die on facebook? Do you die in real life?

I thought Facebook WAS real life!!

Poop.

[Cara Van Man]

chunkymonkey71 said:

Cara Van Man said:

V8mate said:

ad551 said:

If someone tells Facebook the profile can be 'memorialized', whatever that means. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=16309104213...

Great. I'm going to have CVM 'memorialised'. And Cotty too, as I'm fed up with all his mafia wars updates.

eeer?

I don't play any of that ste.

What if they had Caravan Wars? Would you play that? Perhaps it would involve firing thermos flasks out of your wee plastic windows, using a modified primus stove?

I'd be all over it.

[chunkymonkey71]

Cara Van Man said:

chunkymonkey71 said:

Cara Van Man said:

V8mate said:

ad551 said:

If someone tells Facebook the profile can be 'memorialized', whatever that means. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=16309104213...

Great. I'm going to have CVM 'memorialised'. And Cotty too, as I'm fed up with all his mafia wars updates.

eeer?

I don't play any of that ste.

What if they had Caravan Wars? Would you play that? Perhaps it would involve firing thermos flasks out of your wee plastic windows, using a modified primus stove?

I'd be all over it.

Phenomenal!

[croyde]

TheCarpetCleaner said:

wombat172a said:

What happens when you die on facebook? Do you die in real life?

I thought Facebook WAS real life!!

Poop.

[Jonny671]

Hadn't thought about that..

Might check my Dads email account, he passed away nearly a year ago.. Wonder whats happened to it.

[Kit80]

I have seen accounts for people who have died, they just remain as they stood. Some had RIP where people have written on them.

One was a PHer actually :S It was there for sometime, I decided to delete him eventually which felt awful to do but seemed pointless.

Edited by Kit80 on Wednesday 10th March 12:20

[71notout]

Do you have to use a Derek Acorah App to send dead friends messages on Facebook?

[Mattt]

One of my friends died, I deleted him - it seemed wrong to have it pop up occasionally.

[cat@10]

How does Facebook ascertain that facts, otherwise you could play a cruel joke on friends by telling FB that "John" has been stabbed by his OH?

[no1special]

Jonny671 said:

Hadn't thought about that..

Might check my Dads email account, he passed away nearly a year ago.. Wonder whats happened to it.

If it's a hotmail account, I believe they are deleted if they arent used for a certain period of time?

Maybe its the same with facebook?