I am riveted with embarrassment and anger over a recent experience with photos on Facebook. Because of where things stand as of this writing, I am compelled to using this platform to extend a public apology to Sara Michelle Gellar.
While trying to tag a photo on Facebook of my cousin’s dog (French Bulldog named Gellar), Facebook autofilled the name of the New York born actress Sara Michelle Gellar and I found myself technically unable to untag the photo. I have never known so much mortification and anger at maximum levels simultaneously. While I accept making mistakes, Facebook cannot be designed to default to the nearest popular name when entering a name – and more importantly – one must be allowed to untag a photo when a mistake in tagging is accidentally made.
This post was not written to vent, but rather to try and get in front of this and offer my humblest and most sincere apology to Ms. Gellar.
(Note: I am aware that the chances Ms. Gellar even ever knowing of this is about the same as the chances of me winning the lottery. Nonetheless, I was left feeling extremely uncomfortable that this happened.)
Matt G.
Good to be proactive. I have been frustrated with Facebook at times too.