Harry Joiner Re-instated by Facebook

Networking giant welcomes renegade recruiter.

You might recall that The Marketing Headhunter tried to upload his address book to Facebook after former hero, Robert Scoble, announced that the popular social network is the new Rolodex.

Facebook promptly accused Harry of being a spammer and kicked him out. But, now, the networking bad boy is coming home, though not without a stern warning:

Hi Harry,

Your account was disabled because you took repeated actions that could be construed as spam.

For instance, it is a violation of Facebook's Terms of Use to repeatedly send the same message or to make the same post. Facebook prides itself in protecting users from spam, and we take this standard very seriously.

However, after reviewing your situation, we have reactivated your account, and you should now be able to log in. Please refrain from sending the same message or repeating the same post, as further violations of our Terms will result in your account being permanently disabled.

Please also be aware that when a warning message appears on your home page, it will generally be displayed for 24 hours. It can be displayed for longer, however, if you continue to perform these actions. We appreciate your cooperation going forward.

Thanks for your understanding,

Dori
Customer Support Representative
Facebook

Here's my take on the situation. Notice that Dori is the Customer Service Rep dealing with the case now. Previously it was a little weasel named Anthony. Anthony is a power-mad nobody and Dori is a reasonable person. That's the difference.