Excellatronic Communications

I’ve updated my Multi Group Sender greasemonkey script for the Flickr’s new photo page.

The new version of the script (3.42) is compatible with both old and new versions of the page. It is also compatible with Firefox, Chrome and Opera.

On the new version of the photo page, the script adds a new button titled “MGS” above the photo, clicking it activates the multi group sender function. On the old version of the photo page, the script overrides the “send to group” button above the photo page.

You can get the new version of the script here

FaceBook made some adjustments to their pages today, which meant the fb purity script stopped working correctly. I’ve updated the script to get it working again, get the updated version (v3.1) here: F.B Purity (formerly known as Facebook Purity)

Ive updated my FlickrPM and Flickr Multi Group Sender greasemonkey scripts to be compatible with Google Chrome and Opera.

Get FlickrPM for Firefox / Google Chrome / Opera

Get Multi Group Sender for Firefox / Google Chrome / Opera

Ive released v2.9 of Fluff Busting Purity, the greasemonkey script that cleans up your Facebook Home Page,
Features Include: Fixed the 2 site/2 script problem, Fixed some more bugs, Added some apps to the default whitelist, added an option to hide the Sponsored Box.

Full release notes are here: F.B Purity (formerly known as Facebook Purity) News.

The FBPurity Fan Page had 5,042 fans at the time it was killed. I received just a couple of minutes notice as to what the actual problem was, and then the site was gone! I cannot begin to tell you how angry I am about this.

Anyway I also received an email from their lawyers, which to be honest didnt make much sense, but they basically seem to be saying i need to hand over the fbpurity.com domain or be sued for up to $100,000. I do not see how they can lay claim to the initials FB, there are millions of people in the world and millions of companys with the initals FB. They have got to be joking!

Anyway I have altered the fbpurity.com site to remove any possible shadow of a doubt that the site is in any way shape or form associated with the stupid blue and white site. And also posted notices to that effect too. Hopefully that will be enough to keep the wolves from the door. Though I have a feeling they want blood, hence the new logo.

It was quite horrible timing too as the fan page deletion came on the first birthday of the FBP script, it is now just over 1 year old. What should have been a proud moment for me, was instead a kick in the face from a giant donkey.

Anyway as well as re-doing the fb purity website, i have also re-created the FBP Fan Page, and removed any references to “Facebook Purity” which seemed to be their main issue.

You can re-join the newly created FBP Fan Page here: FB Purity Fan Page

I have just received the following notification email from facebook, and also receive the same warning when i log into my facebook account.

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Hello,

You created a page that has violated our Terms of Use. A Facebook page is a distinct presence used solely for business or promotional purposes. Among other things, pages that are hateful, threatening or obscene are not allowed. We also take down pages that attack an individual or group, or that are set up by an unauthorised individual. If your Page was removed for any of the above reasons, it will not be reinstated. Continued misuse of Facebook’s features could result in the permanent loss of your account.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can visit the Terms applicable to Facebook pages at http://www.facebook.com/terms_pages.php.

The Facebook Team
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It seems they want to shut down the FB Purity fan page, but i have no idea why….
I have checked the link in their email: http://www.facebook.com/terms_pages.php
and can see no reason there why they would want to shut down the page.
This page is not “hateful, threatening or obscene” this page does not “attack an individual or group” and has not been “set up by an unauthorised individual”

Ive spent a lot of time building up this page and the script itself, and to have it blown away in an instant would be devastating.

If you work at Facebook or know anybody who does, could you please ask somebody to clear this up for me as I cannot find a contact email address for facebook

Please show your support for FB Purity, this really is unfair and crazy.

Best Regards,

Steve

This really cool video reminds me of the Xmas card Google did a couple of years ago: Fun Viral Video – Who is the Hero?

Facebook Purity, cleaning up your facebook home page

Ive just released V2.8 of Facebook Purity the script that cleans up your Facebook home page.
This version features one click whitelisting of applications, better compatibility with older browsers, option to hide the connect with friends box, some apps added to the default whitelist and some bug fixes.
See http://news.fbpurity.com for full release notes.

The latest release ( v2.7 ) of Facebook Purity, now has an options editing screen

also Added sprint/samsung? photo/video uploader, Sony Ericsson uploader, Music Player & Status Shuffle to default whitelist

also added https:// to the list of included pages for those wanting greater security whilst browsing facebook

see http://news.fbpurity.com for more info

The Facebook Purity Greasemonkey Script stopped working due to a code change at Facebook. This release (v2.5a) gets it working again: http://www.fbpurity.com