Yes, you can add your name the the list of my SDMB “friends” with a few clicks of the mouse, and at absolutely no cost to you. And I of course will be your friend. Click on my username at the top of the post, view my public profile, and “befriend” me – there is a link to to that along the right side of the page. And we will be friends in the best sense of the word – in the sense that we will think of each other as internet friends and have no association or reliance on each other. But we can brag on how we have more friends than other people have friends!
Becoming a “friend” on the SDMB is moderator-warranted to confer absolutely no benefits or conveniences on either party.
I stand ready to befriend you! We merry few, we … [insert rest of St. Crispin’s Day speech here]
Boyo (or can I call you Jim?), we’ve been friends for a while now. And you’re right – it conveys no benefits whatever; though, on the other hand, I’ve not noticed any downside.