Not true. In November, 2012, I went to Facebook to close my account. I was given two choices - simply close the account and return at a later time, or close the account permanently, but the account would be wiped out in two weeks and I would never be able to log on again. I chose the latter. I’ve had my nieces check several times since then, and it says there is no record of an account under that name and e-mail. I have tried myself and it won’t let me log on.
I am quite happy with that, and don’t miss it at all.
Thanks for the update. Hope it works for you. What an honor to NEVER be “allowed” to sign back up. LOL! :>]
I took it just one step further by first changing all personal information, delinking to all photos, and deleting photos, etc. Let it sit for a few weeks. Then, closed the account permanently.