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Friday, April 10, 2026

My 8 year Los Angeles Emmy Adventure.

My 8 year Los Angeles Emmy Odyssey.

Originally filmed in Santa Monica College's Ampitheater in 1992, the Opera Faust, performed in English with a full, live orchestra.

Conducted by Lida Beasley.

Cast and Crew of Hundreds.

I literally moved my entire home video editing studio to the College so we would have additional video recording machines for the live event.

Directed by Sue Ann Pinner.

Shot and Edited in 1992 in my nascent home video editing studio.

All videotapes were then stored for 7 years because I had a feeling the video still had potential to be something more.

Re-edited in 1999 in my Updated Home Based Videotape Studio.

Aired on LA 36.

Won LA 36's first Los Angeles Emmy in year 2000.

Special thanks to Doug Armstrong of Touring Video for all the live switching expertise and video camera gear.

Special thanks to David Riddle for live sound recording.

Special thanks to my folks for far too many reasons to explain.

I value creative endeavors and take each experience seriously, kind of like Jerry Seinfeld's mechanic, but more intense.

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Monday, March 23, 2026

Why doesn't Donald Trump reduce all Tariff charges, and Credit Card Companies reduce their 25% interest Rates by 10%, until the 2026 Iran situation is resolved?

There are other shipping routes besides the Strait of Hormuz. The additional cost to use longer routes can be mitigated by reducing Trump's International Tariff's from 15% down to 5%. Credit Card companies can reduce record interest rates well above 20%, down to a still profitable interest rate of 14.99%. Iran is charging 2 million dollars per tanker to proceed through the Strait of Hormuz. Tankers and Shipping vessels taking 10 extra days to go the longer route around Africa costs less than 2 million dollars. Add in a Trump tariff reduction, lower credit card interest rates, and suddenly Iran's leverage over the Strait of Hormuz has been mathematically eliminated.

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Joe Biden let in more Undocumented in 28 months than the prior 4 Presidents let in Spanning 28 years.

It's just stunning how the Biden Administration was able to hide all the White House Dysfunctionality, corrupt Autopen Policies. Biden let in record amounts of Undocumented during an Economic collapse not seen since the Oil Embargo of 1973 - 1974. Biden let in MORE Undocumented, than the prior 4 Presidents let in spanning 28 years, and they were unvaccinated!

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Monday, February 9, 2026

Fu-K You, Meta Support, Facebook Support.

Below is an ongoing attempt to get someone from Meta / Facebook to just do their job. The Meta / Facebook support scam works like this. First, I finally figure out how to open up a case. I am assigned a case number. I DM Meta / Facebook via messenger. I get an automated message stating someone will get back to me soon. Soon ends up being hours. But the weird part is, if I wait online, and nobody responds, eventually I respond and state, here is my phone number, please call me back when you are available.
I then get an auto response from Messenger stating my reply is not viewable. Well, that's kind of is a bad thing, isn't it? I have waited over 2 hours for the Meta Customer Service rep who never gets online, so I leave a follow up message, "hey, call me when you get this", and I leave my phone number, but my message will not be read by anyone, because while I am on hold on my end, I don't yet exist on Meta's end!

I only exist, when a Meta Customer Support person actually replies to me after I activatate the discussion on Messenger. However, after waiting on Messenger for an hour, or two, I eventually will disengage from Facebook. If during my disengagment, someone from Meta finally responds while I am offline on Messenger, they seem incapable of seeing that I have left a phone number for them to call, which FALSELY makes its look like I left a conversation that never started, and I only left after a one to two hour wait on Messenger.

If I am no longer on the DM, but have left my phone number, they won't call the phone number, and instead will show up hours later on Messenger, and ask, are you there, are you there? and then they close the session that they responded to, two hours or longer after I first contacted them, as if I was the one who was not available, even though I have left my phone number on Messenger after hours have gone by with no one responding.

But, the few times I did get a response, the person refused to help me, citing they had to finish other calls first, and would get back to me. I fell for this ruse several times, each time politely ratcheting up the past history and their inability to call me back. They promised to call back EVERY TIME, I leave my phone number, theY have NEVER called me back on this particular case number. End of Explanation, below is the actual Meta Facebook lack of Support.

Title...."My account was disabled"

Meta Support

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Meta support

Thanks for contacting Meta Support. Please wait while your case is created and assigned to an agent.

Meta support

The current estimated wait time is 3 minutes.

Meta support

You’re now connected to Siddharth. Please allow them a moment to review previous messages.

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Hello Siddharth, I am here when you are ready.

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Hello.

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Hi Alessandro . Thanks for contacting the Meta Pro Team. I'm Siddharth and I'll be helping you today. The reference ID for your issue is 1403417774526485.

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Ok.

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My Facebook account and my Instagram account do not seem to like each other.

Meta support

We understand how important it is for you and your Business. Rest assured we will try our level best to help you.

Meta support

Are we still connected?

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yes.

Meta support

Please tell, how may we help you?

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I supplied information already, did you review it?

Meta support

Let me check it.

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Ok.

Meta support

Please allow me 3-5 minutes.

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No problem.

Meta support

Just to reconfirm, you are facing problem while connecting Instagram and Facebook?

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I am trying to give you my facebook home page, so you can see there is a link to my instagram page, but it won't go through even though the link is valid.

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If you click on my home page, the instagram link won't open for me. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1200577786

Alessandro Machi

Meta support

Let me check it.

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Thank you.

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Pleas allow me 3-5 minutes.

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I think it may be related to my custom facebook link also not working. https://www.facebook.com/sandromachi/

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Meta support replied to you

This URL is opening up a profile.

Meta support replied to you

This one is not opening up a page.

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When I am on my Facebook home page, the instagram link will not open.

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My other link, the custom link, has been mine for 15 years, but now does not work. https://www.facebook.com/sandromachi/

Facebook

Meta support

Let's connect over a phone call for a better communication. Please let us know if we can call you,

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yes, is my.

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You can call right now if you like.

Meta support

Will it be fine, if I call you in 30-45 minutes?

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yes, that is fine.

Meta support

Thank you

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Meta support

This is an automated message: an agent will call you between 11:45 PM - 12:00 AM America/Los_Angeles today

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Thank you! If the answering machine comes on, I can still pick up the phone call, even if you start to talk to leave a message, I can still pick up the phone call.

Meta support

This is an automated response: Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please note that it may take several hours to receive a response.

Siddharth has joined the conversation.

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Are we still connected?

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Are we still connected?

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We apologize that we were not able to call you at your scheduled time, could you please share new time slots when we call you to discuss this concern?

Meta support

Due to inactivity, I am temporarily pausing our chat. Please feel free to respond in this same chat thread whenever you are ready to continue. We will be happy to pick up where we left off and provide support without requiring a new conversation. We look forward to hearing back from you when you are active again.

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It looks like you may not be available right now, so this chat has been paused. You can send a message whenever you’re ready to continue and we’ll get back to you. Please keep in mind that once you resume a paused chat, we may take longer to respond.

January 26 at 1:49 AM

Meta support

I'm ready to help you get your Facebook and Instagram accounts working together and fix your custom link. Whenever you have a moment, just let me know some new times that would be good for a call, and I'll reach out to help resolve this for you.

January 27 at 1:34 AM

Meta support

I'm here to help you get your Facebook and Instagram accounts working together and fix your custom link. When you're ready, just share some new times that would be good for a call, and I'll reach out to resolve this for you.

January 27 at 1:52 AM

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It is almost 2 am, I will be available at 10 am today. My is

Meta support

Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please keep in mind that we may take longer to respond.

Meta support

I’ll connect you with the next available agent. The typical wait time is 5–10 minutes, though it may occasionally take a bit longer during busy periods. Thank you for your patience.

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Let me schedule a call for you for 10am

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January 27 at 11:24 AM

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Is this a good time?

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Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please keep in mind that we may take longer to respond.

Meta support

I’ll connect you with the next available agent. The typical wait time is 5–10 minutes, though it may occasionally take a bit longer during busy periods. Thank you for your patience.

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January 27 at 12:14 PM

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A phone call would be better since it has been 43 minutes.

Meta support

We recognize that you're typing a message, but because these are automated messages, we only support direct replies in certain steps.

January 27 at 10:17 PM

Meta support

You’re now connected to Immy. Please allow them a moment to review previous messages.

Immy has joined the conversation.

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I will connect you on call as soon as possible.

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I'm sorry for inconvenience.

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We will try to connect you on call as soon as possible.

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January 27 at 10:41 PM

Meta support

I'm ready to help you get your Facebook and Instagram accounts connected and fix your custom link. When you're ready, just let me know your current availability for a call, and I'll make sure we get that scheduled to resolve this for you.

January 28 at 12:04 AM

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sounds great, how about now?

Meta support

Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please keep in mind that we may take longer to respond.

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I’ll connect you with the next available agent. The typical wait time is 5–10 minutes, though it may occasionally take a bit longer during busy periods. Thank you for your patience.

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Ok.

January 28 at 12:48 AM

You sent

Should I keep waiting?

Meta support

We recognize that you're typing a message, but because these are automated messages, we only support direct replies in certain steps.

January 28 at 1:10 AM

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still here.

Meta support

We recognize that you're typing a message, but because these are automated messages, we only support direct replies in certain steps.

January 28 at 1:36 AM

Meta support

You’re now connected to Max. Please allow them a moment to review previous messages.

Max has joined the conversation.

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Hello.

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Have you been able to review my prior information?

Meta support

Allow me 3-5 minutes.

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Ok.

Meta support

Since when you are facing this issue?

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Are we still connected?

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My account was restricted back in October of 2025 for about 5 to 6 days. Then when it came back, I was unable to use my custome facebook link address that I have had for 15 years. I was instructed by Daniel regarding how to reinstate my individual group spaces, but, my customized link never worked again. The other day, I noticed my instagram link was visible on my facebook profile page.

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When I clicked on the link, it would not connect to my instagram page.

Meta support

Thankyou for sharing the details allow me 3-5 minutes.

Meta support

Can we connect on a call?

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yes, it is you can call now.

Meta support

Are we still connected?

Meta support

I am scheduling a call.

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I am here.

Meta support

I will be calling you in half an hour.

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Why not now?

Meta support

I have slot available after 30 minutes.

You sent

It's 2 am here. If I call in the morning, no one is available, if I call late, there is another delay. what is the ideal time to call in?

Meta support

If you want to call in the morning, we will call you.

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I have a so if someone contacts me, I won't know if my computer is off. My is available 24 hours a day.

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How will I be contacted?

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If someone contacts me here, when my computer is off, I won't know they are trying to contact me.

Meta support

You can just ping us in the same chat tomorrow we will call you.

You sent

How about a direct phone call at 10:30 am Pacific Standard Time, January 28, 2026?

You sent

Meta support

Yes we will call you direct.

You sent

Excellent, thank you! What is your name?

Meta support

My name is Max

You sent

Oh yes, I remember now. will I be able to screenshare at 10:30 am?

Meta support replied to you

Just ping us whenever you are free tomorrow; we will call you, sir.

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So you can't schedule me at 10:30 am?

Meta support

Yes we can

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But I have to call you?

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contact you here first?

Meta support

Yes, you can message us.

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Please schedule me for 10:30am, and I will message around 10:25am.

Meta support

Ok sure.

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January 28 at 2:34 AM

Meta support

I'm ready to help you get your Facebook and Instagram accounts working together and fix your custom link. When you're ready for our scheduled call at 10:30 AM PST, just send a quick message here, and I'll make sure we connect to get everything resolved for you.

January 28 at 2:52 AM

You sent

Hi, this just showed up in my email about 2 hours ago,is this from Meta?

You sent

Meta support

Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please keep in mind that we may take longer to respond.

Meta support

I’ll connect you with the next available agent. The typical wait time is 5–10 minutes, though it may occasionally take a bit longer during busy periods. Thank you for your patience.

January 28 at 8:01 AM

Meta support

You’re now connected to Olivia. Please allow them a moment to review previous messages.

Olivia has joined the conversation.

Meta support

Thank you for sharing the screenshot.

Meta support

Allow me 5-7 minutes to check the details for you.

Meta support

Thank you for waiting. Please note that You can trust an email if the address ends in: notification@facebookmail.com noreply@facebookmail.com @business.fb.com @support.facebook.com @fb.com @meta.com @internal.metamail.com @go.metamail.com advertise- noreply@facebookmail.com update@em.facebookmail.com @mediapartnerships.fb.com

Meta support

Therefore, kindly confirm the sender with the shared list and let us know for any issue, we would be more than happy to assist you out.

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January 28 at 8:27 AM

Meta support

I'm ready to help you get your Facebook and Instagram accounts working together and fix your custom link. Whenever you're ready, you can let me know about that email, or if you'd prefer, I can schedule a call to get everything resolved for you.

January 28 at 10:54 AM

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Quoting..."you can let me know about that email". I don't know exactly what that means.

Meta support

Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please keep in mind that we may take longer to respond.

Meta support

I’ll connect you with the next available agent. The typical wait time is 5–10 minutes, though it may occasionally take a bit longer during busy periods. Thank you for your patience.

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ok.

You sent

Still here.

Meta support

We recognize that you're typing a message, but because these are automated messages, we only support direct replies in certain steps.

January 28 at 11:21 AM

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So when I am online late at might Pacific Time, I get a representative who wants to schedule a call even later. I am then promised a morning scheduled call if I like, but then I have to still wait online. Why can't I just ask for someone to call me at a specific time on my

Meta support

We recognize that you're typing a message, but because these are automated messages, we only support direct replies in certain steps.

January 28 at 3:36 PM

Meta support

You’re now connected to Rebecca. Please allow them a moment to review previous messages.

Rebecca has joined the conversation.

Meta support

Hi Alessandro

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Are we connected?

Meta support

I am pausing this chat now as you are unresponsive. You can reply to us on this chat again when you will be available to get live support.

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January 28 at 4:01 PM

Meta support

I'm ready to help you get your Facebook and Instagram accounts working together, fix your custom link, and clarify your question about that email. Whenever you're ready, just let me know your current availability for a call, and I'll make sure we get everything resolved for you.

January 28 at 10:26 PM

Meta support

I'm here to help you get your Facebook and Instagram accounts working together, fix your custom link, and clarify your question about that email. Whenever you're ready, just let me know your current availability for a call, and I'll make sure we get everything resolved for you.

January 28 at 11:00 PM

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It's 11pm Pacific time. I am available until 12pm, aka one hour.

Meta support

Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please keep in mind that we may take longer to respond.

Meta support

I’ll connect you with the next available agent. The typical wait time is 5–10 minutes, though it may occasionally take a bit longer during busy periods. Thank you for your patience.

January 29 at 12:00 AM

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It's been exactly one hour I have been waiting. It's the same song and dance every night.

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Meta support

We do really apologize that we were not able to call you at the scheduled time.

Meta support

Are we still connected?

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Are we still connected?

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February 1 at 10:21 PM

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It is 10:20 pm, any chance someone can help in the next half an hour?

Meta support

Thanks for your message. We’re connecting you with an agent who can continue to provide the help you need. Please keep in mind that we may take longer to respond.

Meta support

I’ll connect you with the next available agent. The typical wait time is 5–10 minutes, though it may occasionally take a bit longer during busy periods. Thank you for your patience.

February 1 at 11:46 PM

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You deleted a message

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It is 12 midnight, making it 100 minutes I have been waiting.

Meta support

We recognize that you're typing a message, but because these are automated messages, we only support direct replies in certain steps.

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Hello, how are you.

Meta support

I am doing good.

Meta support

How about you?

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If you can review my record, maybe we can resolve the final two issues with my Meta account?

Meta support

Let's connect over a phone call for a better communication. Please let us know if we can call you,

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Yes, that is my

Meta support

Thank you for sharing the contact number, will it be fine if I call you in 45-60 minutes?

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I'd rather you call now since I have been waiting for 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Meta support

I do completely understand the urgency of this.

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ok.

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so you will call now?

Meta support

But at this moment I am on a call with another customer. So it may take some time for me to call you.

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How long did they wait to talk to you?

Meta support

It depends upon the availability, if you can allow me 30 minutes, I

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Ok, 30 minutes. Thank you.

Meta support

Thank you.

Meta support

I will surely try to call you in next 30 minutes.

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Meta support

Thank you for sharing the contact number

Meta support

Thank you for sharing the contact number*

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It is a so if you come here, and say hello, I may not hear you, versus actually calling my contact number?

Meta support

Sure

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I don't know where you are located, if you are in the U.S. it is , I don't know what it is if you are outside of the U.S.

Meta support

Do not worry, we will call you

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How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the help provided for your issue?

Today at 8:06 AM

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Since we didn't receive a response, we will close this chat.

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Today at 12:06 PM

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Excuse me, I have waited on hold for HOURS at at time, I have given you my phone number repeatedly, and you all refuse to call me. You delay the sessions, promise to call, and then never call.