# buddy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy/140855>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 6, 2002, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy/140855 "2002-12-06T04:32:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy/140855/1 "2002-12-06T04:32:12Z")

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What is a buddy list and how do I use it?

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**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy/140855/2 "2002-12-06T06:13:11Z")

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clicking the little ‘buddy’ icon at the bottom of someone’s post adds them to your list, which you can see in your User CP. All it really does is tell you whether or not a buddy is online or offline since the Private Message feature is disabled.

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**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buddy/140855/3 "2002-12-08T00:54:58Z")

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Well, there’s always the [vB FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?action=faq&page=1#buddy) (I know, it’s hidden inside that little button at the top of the page, easy to miss).

That should pretty much answer your question. For more information, see:

[FAQ - guidelines for posting at the SDMB](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106617)

And

[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103148).

[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103473).

[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103959).

[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123904).

And, for future reference, the [Search function](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?) is your _friend_.