# dumb question: "contacts list"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-contacts-list/510356>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 16, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-contacts-list/510356 "2009-09-16T20:28:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-contacts-list/510356/1 "2009-09-16T20:28:01Z")

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I just noticed my “contacts list” in the User CP. What the hell is this? It’s got five people in it, some of which I don’t think I’ve ever interacted with in any way, and one entry that has no name and no avatar. Does this serve some purpose? How did these people get in it?

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-contacts-list/510356/2 "2009-09-16T20:45:07Z")

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I think there is something wrong with the User CP function; I’m not able to get some of the functions to work properly.

I’ll let Jerry know. Don’t know what or if or anything about what may or may not happen but I will tell him about it now.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-question-contacts-list/510356/3 "2009-09-16T20:47:38Z")

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Oh, and there are no “dumb questions.” Not in this context, anyway.