# What th'? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 16, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422 "2003-02-16T08:42:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/1 "2003-02-16T08:42:27Z")
I revently checked out my user CP and saw a whole bunch of people I **know** I did not add to my buddy list. What amy have caused this? ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/2 "2003-02-16T08:43:47Z")
No, I don’t think any amys may have caused it; although it may be possible. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/3 "2003-02-16T12:55:56Z")
It’s entirely possible to click on the “buddy” icon under a post by accident. I just added you to my buddy list as a test, and it took all of 2 seconds for the system to process it, including a clean return to this thread. Had I looked the other way, I wouldn’t even have seen it. That’s my guess, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/4 "2003-02-16T13:04:39Z")
AOL 7.0 (not sure about the older versions) has a feature that automatically adds to your buddy list any one whom you have sent an email to you. It’s damn annoying. You can turn it off at SETTINGS, then PREFERENCES, then ADDRESS BOOK. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/5 "2003-02-16T14:21:37Z")
Nah, Dex, you’re probably talking about AOL Messenger now. The OP is referring to the buddy list system embedded in vB. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/6 "2003-02-16T16:31:44Z")
[mutter] What I get for even looking at a thread that’s got anything technical in it… [/mutter] ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/7 "2003-02-16T20:45:55Z")
I agree with **Coldfire**. It’s happened to me at least three times by accident, when I had another window up and I clicked on what looked like a blank space on the Netscape window to get it back on top. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-th/155422/8 "2003-02-18T17:46:12Z")
I think an apology should be made to **amy**. [ul]☹ [sup]Her feelings are hurt fairly easily.[/sup][/ul]