# So About This Buddy Function...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-this-buddy-function/97526>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 11, 2002, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-this-buddy-function/97526 "2002-03-11T07:00:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-this-buddy-function/97526/1 "2002-03-11T07:00:06Z")

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What does it DO?

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**Author:** ![Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zaphod\_Beeblebrox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zaphod_Beeblebrox)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-about-this-buddy-function/97526/2 "2002-03-11T07:04:11Z")

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If it’s anything like the buddy function on some other message board, it’ll somehow highlight or flag posts written by anyone who’s a “buddy.” Sort of a handy feature if you have certain favourite posters whose words you never want to miss.