Hi all, my name is DaimyoKing (or DK for short) and I'm new to this site. I've been to this site before under a different account but recently decided to create a new one (since I can't remember my previous one) to start all over again. Looking forward to making friends (hopefully)!
In reality, "friends" serve no more than appearance. You don't gain anything by having more or less. It is, simply, an act of cordiality and deference. True friendship is earned by helping or solving problems, both in public and private.
To clarify, the site has a facility to request another member to be your "friend". As for Abad he's highly knowledgeable and a good friend but his posts can be taken as somewhat negative/cryptic. Hence he's received this award on multiple occasions.
BTW welcome back to the community.