Andrew,
I was curious to know more about the Buddy List feature of this forum.
No one seems to use it or even know it exists.
Can you tell us a bit more about it?
I tried to add someone and it didn't work.
I haven't had much time to check into this. I did a quick test from my two test accounts (my admin account does not get a buddy list option - so I had never noticed it). I was able to add members. You must enter their name exactly as it appears; it is case sensitive.
From what I found on the SMF site and checking this, the only real functionality is that it makes PMing someone easier.