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by brandall10 4565 days ago
This is a hard one to answer - I have a couple accounts for work purposes (one primarily to test out FB integrations, and another for networking with customers/clients).

Am I a Facebook 'user' though? No, I removed my last personal account over a year ago.

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> This is a hard one to answer

The question is pretty straightforward--it asks if you have a Facebook account, not if you are a "user."

Sure, but sans context this is a pretty empty bit of info.

Carrying this on further - I have a MySpace account as well. I haven't logged on in 5 years, but I do have one.

There are 2 kinds of people in this world -- lumpers and splitters. Maybe we should take a poll on that.
I assumed the question meant "user." As far as I know, Facebook never really deletes your data anyways. Far better to unfriend your real-life friends (message them first) and delete your existing posts (or "faux-delete" in reality, haha user!) and then fill your account with random, fictional garbage.
It's easy to answer if you take the question at face value. But is taking this question at face value very meaningful?