Is "is" dead?

Facebook has now removed the “Is” part from the status messages.

Finally, Facebook has removed its annoying "is" from the status area in Facebook profiles. So instead of confining yourself to statuses like "Salem is not liking the rain right now" you can freely express your hatred towards unfrozen precipitation by saying "Salem hates rain." Nice job, Facebook. I commend you for this one step in the right direction. Now to change my profile...