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The first thing they want to do is go to the username search page. When they are there, all they need to do is look for their username. If you see them on a name search, it means your account was hidden and not deleted. On the other hand, if there is just no one by that name showing up, it means we have removed your profile entirely from our system.
How do you know if someone has deactivated or deleted their Facebook account?
Permanently Remove POF Account
The only possible reason why your POF account was deleted is because you broke the rules. By breaking the rules, POF is trying to provide a friendly environment for its users by removing any behavior that could be considered unfriendly.
The reason might seem subtle but it is crucial to ensure all forms of social etiquette are respected and carried out in order to keep everyone safer and more comfortable. This can easily be misunderstood if one doesn’t know what these codes stand for so here they are: safe, open, trustworthy, collaborative and inclusive. Safe means having policies in place that protect you from potential damage or harm; open means being transparent about how specific platforms work- an example would be explaining why your password expires every 180 days; trustworthy shows mutual.
The first thing they want to do is go to the username search page. When they are there, all they need to do is look for their username. If you see them on a name search, it means your account was hidden and not deleted. On the other hand, if there is just no one by that name showing up, it means we have removed your profile entirely from our system.