This was initially going to be an anti-rant for Facebook.
Because of this:
No stupid symbols, not even a surname.
If you start typing someone's name, you get an inoffensive auto-complete which lets you link their name if you want to.
Slight downside is that it places a linked version of forename+surname and whilst you can edit/remove either part, the link gets removed when you do (so you must keep either the forename or surname unedited to preserve the link/notification), and I'm not sure if it's keyboard accessible (I suspect enter will post the message not select from the drop-down; haven't tried though).
But those are relatively minor points compared to not having to put up with fucking ugly symbols, and being able to remove the stupidly formal surname in the 98% of cases where it's irrelevant.
Unfortunately I then glanced to the right and saw...
Aside from them actually being entirely unrelated to the post/comments, why is Facebook showing me Croydon-based advertising?
I have nothing anywhere in my Facebook profile telling them I'm in Croydon, nor have I ever given them any permission to know even my crude location.
There's a possibility that I once had South Croydon in my "location" field, but if I did I blanked that (and most of my profile) a long time ago (as in, several years). Suggesting that they are keeping old information not just current information, but not only that - letting advertisers use it too.
And that pisses me off.
:@