But they probably can't take it down...

and Facebook will get all legal about making it a memorial etc. You've got to prove a bunch of stuff to them, saying "I'm her son/daughter" alone doesn't do it. Facebook is about keeping it there forever because that's what they do, build their database to get more hits/activity.

In response to this post by vt90

Posted: 12/20/2021 at 10:00AM

A good friend of mine (and my HS prom date) passed away 2 years ago ... -- vt90 12/20/2021 08:42AM

It's funny that the only birthdays I typically get on Facebook are from -- hoosnowahokie 12/20/2021 11:20AM

My late son's FB page is still up and I hope it never goes away ** -- Hokie Koooster 12/20/2021 10:29AM

I am ok with the page being there ... the sad part to me is that so many -- vt90 12/20/2021 10:32AM

I guess everyone should have a Legacy contact..but I don't. ** -- capitals1 12/20/2021 09:31AM

At some point her daughters need to take down her page or update it to a -- vt90 12/20/2021 09:33AM

But they probably can't take it down... -- `lag 12/20/2021 10:00AM

I actually don't mind it..I have a buddy I found on FB after years of not-> -- HOKIERIT 12/20/2021 10:21AM

Well, OK, it works out for you, but it's not your choice though... -- `lag 12/20/2021 10:41AM

Yeah..I can see that..Should be individual choice of loved ones! ** -- HOKIERIT 12/20/2021 10:46AM

Yep. ** -- vt90 12/20/2021 10:08AM

They have a commercial that makes excuses -- TomTurkey 12/20/2021 09:42AM

Yes true ** -- capitals1 12/20/2021 09:35AM

We had to switch my FIL FB page to a memorial page after it got hacked... -- Alan11 12/20/2021 09:30AM

Ugh, that's terrible ** -- FfxStationHokie 12/20/2021 08:57AM

I can't get myself to delete contacts on my phone of those who have passed -- statmanfromHCyrs 12/20/2021 08:44AM

I hang on a while but get to the point where its time to move on -- `lag 12/20/2021 09:20AM

I could unfriend people on Facebook who have passed, but I keep them. -- EDGEMAN 12/20/2021 09:23AM

Same here. I suspect as we age it will become more of an -- HortHokie 12/20/2021 10:10AM

I've kept my dad's VM's to me right before he passed. -- MCL3 Hokie 12/20/2021 09:09AM

Same. It seems to make it so much more final ** -- MAHokie69 12/20/2021 08:59AM

Me neither ... my Dad is still in my contacts and he passed in 2016 ... -- vt90 12/20/2021 08:46AM

Yeah, my grandparents remain in my contact list. ** -- MP4VT2004 12/20/2021 08:58AM

Same here, parents and grandparents still have contacts & FB pages ** -- HortHokie 12/20/2021 09:43AM

But they probably can't take it down...

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