A few days ago Robert Scoble posted on his blog a moving post lamenting, what he perceives as the “scandalous” banning of Joel Comm by Facebook.

Here’s a newsflash:
I know that for Scoble and his “Whale” (apparently a Facebook whale is someone who has attained Facebook Nirvana and reached the 4,999 friend limit) set friends, it seems hard to believe, but the world won’t end despite the diabolical silencing of Joel Comm by the “evil and all powerful” Facebook.

For most of us good ole’ everyday folk, the kind Facebook was designed for, the kind that don’t worry about the limitations because we’ll never ever reach, or even get close to them, the kind that use Facebook for what it was intended - networking with FRIENDS (does anyone really believe you can have 4999 of those?) none of this really matters much.

Don’t get me wrong. If you are on the social web to make a noise and promote yourself - by all means go ahead have a ball. I ain’t gonna stand in your way. God knows I’m guilty of the same sins.

If you’re good at it, well whoop-de-doo for you, write a book.
Hell, I might buy it.

My only reservation is: Don’t come crying to momma (or Robert Scoble) when the services you’re MANIPULATING for you’re own private gain shut you down. They were never designed for what you are doing and they have every right to protect themselves from people like you.

Don’t get me wrong - I commiserate with Joel Comm’s (apparently short lived) distress, it’s just that I don’t think this is the drama Robert Scoble played it up to be. Just between you and me, knowing Comm’s after reading his impressive biography, I doubt he does either…

Cheers,Mike
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