Profiles of the deceased, memorial or creepy?
By mommyboo
@mommyboo (13174)
United States
October 27, 2009 1:41pm CST
Facebook will be keeping profiles of the deceased and changing some of the features for instance so you cannot log into it and I believe they can only be viewed by current friends or people who specifically search for them.
Do you think this is a good thing or does it creep you out? Would you want a deceased relative or friend to have a current searchable profile.... or would you want YOURS available after you die?
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3 responses
@Brad2289 (184)
• United States
27 Oct 09
Ugh... I've seen to many of them and I think they are kind of creepy. It's even wierder when i see people posting stuff about how they miss that person. If you want to show your respects go to a cemetary and pay them in the correct way. But thats just my opinion :)
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
1 Nov 09
The problem with this is not everybody is buried, and not everybody is buried in a place that can be visited... and then you have geographical distance if it's a childhood friend and you moved 1200 miles away, etc. Sorry for the run-on but this is one reason for virtual memorial.
I still think it's kind of creepy and definitely feel there needs to be some type of restriction.
@4mymak (1793)
• Malaysia
28 Oct 09
.. howdy.
i dont think it is a 'bad' idea... sort of keeping a 'history' of someone...
we usually keep photos and whatnots of the deceased.. why not their FB Profile..
and since it is only open to their current friends, and people who know them personally.. i think it is a 'good' way of keeping them in our memory..
i dont mind if mine is still available after i die - my now young children will be able to see / share the things that i wrote, when they are bit older - and maybe share them with their own young ones...
As for others, I can see where it might be a good thing to keep the account searchable for a period of time. How long a time is debateable 
