According to Bandilero Modrator of Zenga Forum
I have seen many post regarding this issue. I can't help those whose accounts have already been deactivated.
1st thing we all together need to know, WE all players not have any issue with Facebook or Zynga. Truth is we are the ones thirsty to add hundreds of players daily, and this violates Facebooks ToS (because it is viewed as spam. Before we start saying "but its not spam I am just adding friends so i can play the games" keep in mind that the activity is similar to what a BOT or script would do, which is seek accounts to be added then the spamming starts. Each account is not being manually monitored, that would be impossible to keep up with millions of accounts worldwide. The best example I can give is like a credit card, when the activity becomes unusual or excessive your card is shut down until its verified.
Its is fairly easy to avoid having your account suspended.
Issue #1 - Sending Friend Requests
STOP adding so many friends so fast, this is the main issue. Facebook will eventually disable your account, THIS IS YOUR WARNING (for those who think you do not get a warning).
Solutions:
Since you are here reading this, create your forum signature with you profile link. I have seen many diffrent profile links to add Facebook friends some of them are broken links. Here is the link to usehttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id= . Just add your user ID at the end. if you do not know your user ID it can be easiy found, click to go to your Facebook profile (not the home page) you will see this link in the address bar http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=xxx&ref=profile .(xxx is your user ID just add it to the the link above)
You will get friend requests just from posting here on the forums. My recommendation is to NOT send more than 20 freind requests per day. This may see like a small number but keep in mind that there is no limit to the number of requests you can recieve, so u can approve unlimited friends.
Zynga games has a recruit limit of 12-20 players per day. Knowing how to set your status or just knowing you game link will get you more than your current limit. Before I go any further you need to know this, not all you real friends want to play these games so you have to be very careful who you send your link to, some people will report you for spam. Most players are smart enough to send the friend request stating Mafia Wars or MW so you know its safe to send them your link as you share a common interest. Your Mafia Wars status link is http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/...vite.php?from= .
as explained above, just add your user ID (you can post this on your wall or under you profile pic.... the box that says write something about yourself)
Players who choose to keep their mafia small do not encounter this problem.
Issue #2 - Publishing Game News
The games allow us to publish what's going on, I do not recommend publishikg everything.... consider your friends that do not want to play these games and do not care to know what we are doing. I have over 200 friends that do not want to play any of the games I do and i think it would be unfair to take over their facebook feeds with all my game info. If 1 person has more than 20 friends playing a few games and publishing everything all day every day they will eventually get annoyed and report people for spamming.
Solution
Allow the game to post 1 line stories, this does not show on our friends facebook feeds, it only shows on our profile page.
DO NOT publish other game info such as sending gifts, this only matters to you and the person receiving the gift. (just click skip when you get the option)
DO NOT publish your wishlist everyday, its not necessary even once a week may be too much. Just email your game profile link http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/...=view&user=xxx .(as usual xxx is your user ID) and a list of what you are looking for to you mafia, or you can post it on your wall, this eliminates the the oversized notifications people see in their facebook feeds. When you change the items on your wishlist you do not have to publish it, your mafia will see the changes when they visit your profile.
You do NOT have to publish Job Requests either, they automatically show in your mafia members news feeds.
These are the only ways to avoid getting a warning from facebook, or having your friends report you for spamming.
Those of u who been warned, get back your own account is very easy its called being COURTEOUS. Most people get upset when things like this happen and blow their top. Fact is whether or not you were aware of it you did violate the ToS, so putting up a huge fight about it wont help you much. I know a few players who contacted Facebook with simple emails apologzing for what happened and that they were unaware of the problem they were causing and promised to be more careful in the future (they had their account back almost instantly).
Your account is snagged by an automated system but can be realease by a person, put yourself in the shoe of the person reading your email, what would you really do with emails yelling, screaming, and cursing, chances are you would just let the account ride out its suspension time, no reason to feel sorr for the person who wrote the email. now imagine you open an email and this is someones first violation but tey apologized and seem to be aware of their actions, would you not just release the account with a warning.
1st thing we all together need to know, WE all players not have any issue with Facebook or Zynga. Truth is we are the ones thirsty to add hundreds of players daily, and this violates Facebooks ToS (because it is viewed as spam. Before we start saying "but its not spam I am just adding friends so i can play the games" keep in mind that the activity is similar to what a BOT or script would do, which is seek accounts to be added then the spamming starts. Each account is not being manually monitored, that would be impossible to keep up with millions of accounts worldwide. The best example I can give is like a credit card, when the activity becomes unusual or excessive your card is shut down until its verified.
Its is fairly easy to avoid having your account suspended.
Issue #1 - Sending Friend Requests
STOP adding so many friends so fast, this is the main issue. Facebook will eventually disable your account, THIS IS YOUR WARNING (for those who think you do not get a warning).
Solutions:
Since you are here reading this, create your forum signature with you profile link. I have seen many diffrent profile links to add Facebook friends some of them are broken links. Here is the link to usehttp://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id= . Just add your user ID at the end. if you do not know your user ID it can be easiy found, click to go to your Facebook profile (not the home page) you will see this link in the address bar http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=xxx&ref=profile .(xxx is your user ID just add it to the the link above)
You will get friend requests just from posting here on the forums. My recommendation is to NOT send more than 20 freind requests per day. This may see like a small number but keep in mind that there is no limit to the number of requests you can recieve, so u can approve unlimited friends.
Zynga games has a recruit limit of 12-20 players per day. Knowing how to set your status or just knowing you game link will get you more than your current limit. Before I go any further you need to know this, not all you real friends want to play these games so you have to be very careful who you send your link to, some people will report you for spam. Most players are smart enough to send the friend request stating Mafia Wars or MW so you know its safe to send them your link as you share a common interest. Your Mafia Wars status link is http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/...vite.php?from= .
as explained above, just add your user ID (you can post this on your wall or under you profile pic.... the box that says write something about yourself)
Players who choose to keep their mafia small do not encounter this problem.
Issue #2 - Publishing Game News
The games allow us to publish what's going on, I do not recommend publishikg everything.... consider your friends that do not want to play these games and do not care to know what we are doing. I have over 200 friends that do not want to play any of the games I do and i think it would be unfair to take over their facebook feeds with all my game info. If 1 person has more than 20 friends playing a few games and publishing everything all day every day they will eventually get annoyed and report people for spamming.
Solution
Allow the game to post 1 line stories, this does not show on our friends facebook feeds, it only shows on our profile page.
DO NOT publish other game info such as sending gifts, this only matters to you and the person receiving the gift. (just click skip when you get the option)
DO NOT publish your wishlist everyday, its not necessary even once a week may be too much. Just email your game profile link http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/...=view&user=xxx .(as usual xxx is your user ID) and a list of what you are looking for to you mafia, or you can post it on your wall, this eliminates the the oversized notifications people see in their facebook feeds. When you change the items on your wishlist you do not have to publish it, your mafia will see the changes when they visit your profile.
You do NOT have to publish Job Requests either, they automatically show in your mafia members news feeds.
These are the only ways to avoid getting a warning from facebook, or having your friends report you for spamming.
Those of u who been warned, get back your own account is very easy its called being COURTEOUS. Most people get upset when things like this happen and blow their top. Fact is whether or not you were aware of it you did violate the ToS, so putting up a huge fight about it wont help you much. I know a few players who contacted Facebook with simple emails apologzing for what happened and that they were unaware of the problem they were causing and promised to be more careful in the future (they had their account back almost instantly).
Your account is snagged by an automated system but can be realease by a person, put yourself in the shoe of the person reading your email, what would you really do with emails yelling, screaming, and cursing, chances are you would just let the account ride out its suspension time, no reason to feel sorr for the person who wrote the email. now imagine you open an email and this is someones first violation but tey apologized and seem to be aware of their actions, would you not just release the account with a warning.
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