What's the point of the buddy list?

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i admit that the ignore list has been very helpful for me lately, but what's the deal with adding buddies?

i dont trust this thing at all.
 

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One function: if you look the the members online list at the bottom of the main page, your "buddies" are highlighted with a + against their usernames so you can easily see they're online.

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One function: if you look the the members online list at the bottom of the main page, your "buddies" are highlighted with a + against their usernames so you can easily see they're online.

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You can also go into Edit Options and set your PMs so that only your buddies can send you PMs, instead of just any old schlub.
 

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I like it cuz when I'm feeling down and lonely, I can always log on and look here and see my "buddy" list.

It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to know that I do have friends and I can stalk them on a regular basis.
 

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You know how the member list is disabled? You can link to the profile of people on your buddy list without having to hunt down a post from them, and from there send PMs or email.

See, it does have a practical use.

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I have 0 buddies.
 

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You can cyberstalk people with fewer clicks.

--->adds perks to list.

now, if only i can get an RSS feed that alerts me whenever your online...