Read, understand, and take note, chilluns.
PS – The credit below is WRONG. This post was originally shared by Bertha McGoffenheimer!
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Originally shared by ****
Names policy:
I keep seeing issues about this so here’s a pretty “simple” break down… as I had to go through this.. bull*cough* myself.
1. Don’t have ANY symbols in your name (periods, parentheses, dashes, etc)
2. Try to make it look real…. like John Smith rather than John TheDaddy Smith
3. Make sure it’s a name you use or HAVE used in the past
4. Everybody WILL have to verify at some point, if you get reported/flagged you’ll just have to do it that much sooner, but either way, one day you will have to verify.
5. They may request a photo id. So take a picture and have one ready (you can blur out any of your info… they just want your pic and name showing… this doesn’t mean you have to USE this name on G+)
6. If you want to use a pseudonym (nickname) just have links available that you can provide to them. Like if on Buzz you call yourself Waterboy then call yourself Water Boy on here. (they just want you to use something you’re actually called by, not something you randomly pulled out of your butt for G+)
7. They WILL give you a warning… they won’t just suspend your account anymore. They try to give you around 3-4 days to provide this info THEN you WILL be suspended.
8. If you get suspended (DONT FREAK OUT) It happened to me and sure it sucked and hell I wasn’t even warned. I got the ban-hammer before G+ changed their ways and started doing it the NICE way.
9. Once suspended… you will lose the capabilities to add people, post statuses and comment. You will NOT lose access to ANYTHING else Google related. (they even stated if this happens, its an ERROR and they will happily fix it)
10. RELAX if it happens to you. Provide the info… change your name if it seems funky or doesn’t seem to “fit” in their whatever… and within probably less than 3 days (roughly 36 hrs for me) they will have your account back and running!
HOPE THIS HELPS!! PASS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS!! <3
** My name was originally Nichole (Kitten) St Pierre. Once I provided them photo id showing Nichole St Pierre was my given name and multiple links showing “Kitten” was a common nickname I’ve been known by. They happily accepted NicKitten as my “name” Because well… it “looks” normal and it doesn’t have a billion characters and shit messing with your eyes. **
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT THE VOICE OF A G+ GOD, THIS IS MERELY THE VOICE OF A MERE KITTEN. BE IT MAY.. view it as “an idiots guide to the names policy”