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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
I don’t understand what friending on here does. Does it allow them to PM you? I haven’t sent any requests, as I don’t understand what the function does. I have accepted requests from anyone I interact with on the forums. I have also received requests from brand new users who never interacted with me on posts and I ignored the request, suspiciously.
Because I have laid out all my personal issues and like the anonymity here, I view this as a peer support group, and haven’t taken friendships here to RL. But I truly do think of these anonymous strangers as friends. On some level we are very good friends in the abyss of the universe ;-)
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At a core level the buddy (friend) list is just a convenient gathering place where you can quickly go to PM folks you know, or scrawl on their visitor wall. But, it can also be another way to offer, or seek support, or indicate a feeling of friendship/connection. I don't think being on a buddy list gives you any special powers, like PMing/X-ray vision...