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ckgb · #1 01-16-2014, 10:03 PM

Slightly confused here. What is the difference between friends and contacts, and is there a real reason to have both?

Isn't it just confusing forum users? Is there a way to get rid of the contacts? I could not find an option to disable contacts in the ACP.

Thank you.

ozzy47 · #2 01-16-2014, 10:12 PM

A friendship is a mutual, two-way relationship between two users. It is initiated by one user and accepted by the other.

A contact is a one-way friendship. This could be where the other person does not accept the friendship, a friendship request is pending, or you do not wish to be friends at this time but want to show them as a contact only.

Contacts are people on your friends list
Friends are people who are both on your friends list, and their own.

So if I have Lynne on my friends list, but she doesn't have me on hers, she is my contact.
If I have Paul M on my friends list, and he also has me on his, we're friends.

What all this does is work with Profile Privacy, which allows users to set things to either:
Everyone, Registered Users, Contacts, Friends.

ckgb · #3 01-16-2014, 10:37 PM

Understood. Thank you very much for the detailed explanation Sir.

ozzy47 · #4 01-16-2014, 10:38 PM

Not a problem, glad to help.

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