Contacts & Friends - Why?

[grhm]

I was having a dig around my profile and see there is an option to add other users as Contacts or Friends.

What does this do?
What is the difference between the a Contact and a Friend?

Just curious really.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

A friend is a friend and a contact is a contact that you contact for a pacific reason.

oceanography?

 

[Shaun]

I'm not entirely sure myself, but I think somewhere in the software it shows you which "friends" are currently online or something - there is a distinction - I'll look it up when I get chance.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[HelenD123]

At the bottom of the front page where it shows you who's online, your friends are marked with a +