[paulannesley]

Worth adding, because it's not mentioned on the linked page:

When I deleted my account in 2010, there was a one month cooling off period, during which any sign-in would cancel the deletion request.

Perhaps that's sensible to catch malicious/accidental deletions, but I imagine it also makes it hard for Facebook addicts to leave.

[zalew]

> Perhaps that's sensible to catch malicious/accidental deletions, but I imagine it also makes it hard for Facebook addicts to leave.

Especially when during those few weeks you get constantly bothered by emails like 'your friends are missing you', 'look what they posted this week', etc. and when you click on anything - bam, you're logged back.

[r00fus]

You need to ensure your OAuth tokens are revoked, or they might trigger a "re-login" (i.e., visit TechCrunch, forum uses OAuth token to log you into Facebook forums).

You can do this by changing your password right before you delete your FB account, as that is supposed to revoke OAuth tokens.

[restlessmedia]

This is very true. I can't bear the deafening sound of trumpets blowing on FB so rarely visit it. On occasions though, it's service as a 'Friends Reunited v2' works well for me.

[officemonkey]

That's exactly what I used Linkedin for. Don't use the service, but it's a handy way to keep up with my extended business network.

[k-mcgrady]

Isn't that one of the main features of LinkedIn? Maybe I'm misunderstanding but aren't you essentially saying the equivalent of "I don't use Google's services but it's a handy way to help me find websites"?

[officemonkey]

Somebody "friends" me on LinkedIn, I accept. If I need to contact that person and I don't have their email, I go into LinkedIn and send them a message.

So it's essentially a backup in case my address book fails. I'll pop in there maybe a dozen times a year. That's not exactly using their service.