Do you have to use your real name,address,etc when singing up to facebook or can we just make something up. I don't want to put my real name and w/e on facebook, I don't want to be bothered by people(friends,family) who will see I have a facebook account and want me to "chat" with all day or be annoyed by any other **** that goes on the facebook.

You don't have to use your real name.

It's just as easy too ignore people on FB as it is on 2+2.

i know exactly how you feel, man. i just spent the last 10 minutes hiding all the congressional facebook updates from my feed, and seeing all the posts my "friends" make really strengthens my resolve to never use it socially.

but then again i use the forums so who the fk am i to judge.

Great thanks. If we don't use our real names does this cause a problem when responding to lawmakers if they don't know what district we live in? Or does this not matter on facebook for our what we're trying to accomplish.

Sorry for the dumb questions as I don't understand how facebook works.

Anyway I'm creating a facebook account so I can "like" along with everyone else. Just got to come with a name LOL

Would 'Abbott Trey Fiddy' be a good name or would something like that get banned by facebook

The one I use is Jo Freedom and haven't had problems. My real one got banned for good.

I'd make it something realistic. For your purpose, I think a John Smith or something would have a bigger impact.

I'd say make a realistic sounding name.

I just saw your post and had a really good laugh. I was like "I haven't seen this guy bef..ohhh"

I guess they don't IP ban you so if we get banned we can just create another account. So if I do get the ban hammer with my Abbott Trey Fiddy account I can just make a new one. I'll make a more normal sounding name I guess if this one gets banned.

You can just make a public page. Online Poker in the USA is mine. A few others have been using them.

I'm not as concerned about the banhammer as I am the staffer ignoring you.

Might be more believable if you had an actual face on your facebook.

Welcome aboard (I'm banned from posting on all of my accts for two weeks). But I still like!

Mine is America, land of the free and home of the brave. Why cant we play poker? Keep up the good work guys every post counts imo.

Just 8 more and we're there!

Simply click HERE and HERE to post your messages asking Rep. Dave Camp to protect our right to play online poker by supporting HR 2366 (please try to get the bill number correct in your posts)! Please "like" the other pro-poker posts there as well.

The last three actions generated over 100 likes each. Let's all to our part to bump this action to triple digits as well!


U.S. House and Senate leaders have appointed twelve members of Congress to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. This “super committee" is charged with developing policies to reduce the U.S. deficit and then make specific recommendations to Congress which will be voted on. This is a great opportunity for us to make our voices heard. Let's go to their Facebook pages and let them know that we want them to take action on the online poker issue!

The names with an “x” in front of them are those who do not allow direct posting on their Facebook wall. Simply post a comment in response to an appropriate post (i.e., one suitable for a pro-poker comment) already on the page. PLEASE remember to say please and thank you. Courtesy goes a long way.

Let's all also remember to revisit these walls to like the pro-poker posts and comments made since your last visit. Thanks!

Here's the Super Committee:


Republicans

Dave Camp: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact
x Jeb Hensarling: Facebook Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Fred Upton: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact

Senators:
x Rob Portman: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact (site set to censor the word "poker")
x Jon Kyl: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (actively deletes pro-poker posts) Contact
Patrick Toomey: Facebook Facebook (second site was actively deleting pro-poker posts, but now appears to be allowing them to stay) Twitter Contact

Democrats

Representatives:
x James Clyburn: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment (first site set to censor the word "poker") Facebook (second site permits direct posting) Twitter Contact
x Xavier Becerra: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Twitter Contact
Chris Van Hollen: Facebook Twitter Contact

Senators:
x Patty Murray: Facebook Twitter Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (the post for us to use to post comments is a few weeks old...might be better to use Twitter here)
x Max Baucus: Facebook Facebook post on which we can comment Contact (it's not Rep. Spencer Bachus, so please don't blast him! ) (site set to censor the word "poker")
John Kerry: Facebook Facebook Twitter Contact

I can't get the YouTube vote to work. I signed into YouTube. I tried the check and the skip. Both take me to a Google verify, which I allowed, then a completely blank page is all I get. Any idea of what is wrong?

It worked fine for me. Perhaps try going directly to the site and voting on it from there (just use "poker" as the search term and vote all of them up): http://www.youtube.com/yttownhallquestions

That way I had a thumbs up to click on which took me to a page with this on it:
I clicked on [Grant Access] and it went to a blank page. I don't know if it took the vote or not.

Yea I'm having problems too. I vote, then a google grant/deny access page comes up. I click grant, but then the page just goes blank and when I go back my vote isn't counted.

Maybe they will get it fixed soon. I'll wait a while and try again. Work or not that time I'll go to google and change my password.

It doesn't really tell you anything after you vote. Just log in and click the check/thumbs-up.

We're #1 in the voting now....let's keep it up!

How can you tell? I voted, the just got sent to a list of questions.

That's good...it means your vote was registered. If you instead get a blank screen or a login screen, it was not.