Changes: Friends List

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The Friends List, (also known as the "Buddy List"), was a feature in Club Penguin, accessible through the toolbar, that provided a list of all the confirmed friends a player had, as well as allowing to send friend requests.

Features

Friend list

A list of all the friends a player has. Penguins that appeared here either confirmed a friend request sent by the given player, or sent one to the player that the player in turn confirmed. A player can have a total of 500 friends.

Friends are sorted alphabetically. Each friend is displayed as a square image of that player's player card upon their last log off, and their name in the bottom; a small badge in the upper-left allowed marking/unmarking a friend as a "best friend", which will pin them to the top of the Friends List. Offline friends' image are marked with a dark blue shadow, while online friends are automatically pinned to the top.

Clicking a friend in the list will open their player card, which, in turn, provides further options, such as removing the friend, sending a postcard, going to their igloo and so on.

Search

The bottom of the Friends List included a search field, which allows searching for any player in Club Penguin. If the searched player was found and they are not in the current player's friend list, they would appear in a box marked with "+ Add Friend", which will send them a friend request upon clicking.

Names of certain players, however, are not processed, and instead return a special message in the client-side.

Non-list features

Except for the Friends List itself, befriending another player unlocks some additional features:

Players they can send their friends a postcard and visit their igloo, even if the other player is offline. In addition, if the other friend is online, the "Find" button becomes clickable in the friend's player card, which opens a popup window with their current location.
In-game marking- inside rooms, friends will be marked with a green circle around their penguin, in a similar manner to how each player sees their own penguin with a blue circle.

Famous Penguins

After October 28, 2011 update, it became possible to search for offline penguins. However, searching for a famous penguin displays a small monologue preventing you from sending them a friend request. The only way to add a famous penguin as a friend is to meet him on the island. When added, famous penguins will be at the bottom of the friends list, clicking on their image opens their player card. Players may not mark a famous penguin as a best friend or be notified what room they are in or what server they currently are.

Mascot	Message	Includes image?	Mascot ID
Rockhopper	Rockhopper be sailin' the high seas! To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	1
Aunt Arctic	Aunt Arctic is writing the newspaper. To add her as a friend, you must meet her on the island.	Yes	2
Cadence	Cadence is rehearsing new dance moves. To add her as a friend, you must meet her on the island.	Yes	3
Gary	Gary is probably inventing a new gadget. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	4
Franky	Franky is sampling new sounds. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	5
Petey K	Petey K is tuning his accordion. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	6
G Billy	G Billy is practicing his drum solo. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	7
Stompin' Bob	Stompin' Bob is rocking out. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	8
Sensei	Sensei is training ninjas. To add him as your friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	9
Herbert P. Bear	Herbert P Bear doesn't like penguins very much. Try searching for someone friendlier instead.	Yes	10
Dot	Dot is trying out new disguises. To add her as a friend, you must meet her on the island.	No	15
Rookie	Rookie is on a top secret mission. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	16
Jet Pack Guy	Jet Pack Guy is on a top secret mission. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	No	17
Director of the E.P.F.	That information is highly classified. Try searching for someone else.	No	18
Klutzy	Klutzy is click click clicketty click. Try searching for someone else.	No	19
G	G is probably inventing a new gadget. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	No	25
Happy77	Happy77 is getting you the latest scoop. To add her as a friend, you must meet her on the island.	No	26
Billybob	Billybob is helping the team with new ideas.To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	No	27
PH	PH is training wild puffles. To add her as a friend, you must meet her on the island.	Yes	28
Rocky	Rocky's rehearsing new dance moves. To add her as a friend, ya gotta meet her on the island!	Yes	29
CeCe	CeCe's working on her latest song! To add her as a friend, ya gotta meet her on the island!	Yes	30
Brady	Brady is offline. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	31
McKenzie	Mack is offline. To add her as a friend, you must meet her on the island.	Yes	32
Kermit the Frog	Kermit is offline. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	33
Sam the Sasquatch	Sam is offline. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island.	Yes	35
Merry Walrus	Merry Walrus is preparing for the next Merry Walrus celebration. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on Club Penguin.	Yes	36

History

On October 28, 2011, the friends list got a major update. Beforehand, it was essentially a small window with 3 tabs:

Friend list- an alphabetic list of friends. Online friends were marked with the smiling emoticon, while offline friends were marked with a blue, mouthless face emoticon. Clicking a name would open their player card. Unlike the list after the 2011 update, the original list had a limit of 100 friends.
Players in room- a list of all players in the current room. Friends and mascots were marked with a laughing emoticon. Just like the friend list, clicking a name would open their player card.
Ignore List- an alphabetic list of all penguins ignored by the player. Clicking a name would open a prompt button for removing/keeping the ignored penguin in one's list, rather than opening their player card.

Glitches

There was a glitch from 2006 - 2008 where penguins could add more than 100 friends, this was fixed after the Club Penguin Improvement Project.
There is a glitch where all players on the list are shown as members, even if they do not have a membership.

Trivia

Looking up for a semi-famous penguin such as Billybob, Happy77, or Jet Pack Guy, told players that they are busy.
Despite Billybob and Happy77 leaving Club Penguin, players were unable to send them a friend request unless they met them.
On April 25, 2013, Rocky and CeCe's in-game sprites and player cards were completely removed, meaning players could no longer search them on the friends list. However, their friends icons were still visible.
- The same had happened with Merry Walrus.
The 2011 Friend List system was based on HTML, rather than .swf files.

Gallery

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Others

Videos

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External links

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 ==Famous Penguins==
-After October 28, 2011 update, it became possible to search for offline penguins. However, searching for a famous penguin displays a small monologue preventing you from sending them a friend request.
+After October 28, 2011 update, it became possible to search for offline penguins. However, searching for a famous penguin displays a small monologue preventing you from sending them a friend request. The only way to add a famous penguin as a friend is to meet him on the island. When added, famous penguins will be at the bottom of the friends list, clicking on their image opens their player card. Players may not mark a famous penguin as a best friend or be notified what room they are in or what server they currently are.
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 ==History==
 On October 28, 2011, the friends list got a major update. Beforehand, it was essentially a small window with 3 tabs:
-*Friend list- an alphabetic list of friends. Online friends were marked with the smiling [[Emoticons|emoticon]], while offline friends were marked with a blue, mouthless face emoticon. Clicking a name would open their player card. Unlike the list after the 2011 update, the original list had had a a limit of 100 friends.
+*Friend list- an alphabetic list of friends. Online friends were marked with the smiling [[Emoticons|emoticon]], while offline friends were marked with a blue, mouthless face emoticon. Clicking a name would open their player card. Unlike the list after the 2011 update, the original list had a limit of 100 friends.
 *Players in room- a list of all players in the current room. Friends and mascots were marked with a laughing emoticon. Just like the friend list, clicking a name would open their player card.
 *[[Ignore List]]- an alphabetic list of all penguins ignored by the player. Clicking a name would open a prompt button for removing/keeping the ignored penguin in one's list, rather than opening their player card.
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 ==Trivia==
-*If you look up semi-famous penguins such as [[Billybob]], [[Happy77]], or [[Jet Pack Guy]], it tells you that they are busy.
+*Looking up for a semi-famous penguin such as [[Billybob]], [[Happy77]], or [[Jet Pack Guy]], told players that they are busy.
-*Despite Billybob and Happy77 leaving Club Penguin, you are unable to send them a friend request unless you meet them.
+*Despite Billybob and Happy77 leaving Club Penguin, players were unable to send them a friend request unless they met them.
-*On April 25, 2013, [[Rocky]] and [[CeCe]]'s in-game sprites and [[Player Card|player cards]] had been completely removed, meaning you can no longer search them on the friends list. However, their friends icons are still visible.
+*On April 25, 2013, [[Rocky]] and [[CeCe]]'s in-game sprites and [[Player Card|player cards]] were completely removed, meaning players could no longer search them on the friends list. However, their friends icons were still visible.
 **The same had happened with [[Merry Walrus]].
 *The 2011 Friend List system was based on [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]], rather than [[.swf|.swf files]].
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+Screenshot2011-11-01at40734PM.png|A famous penguin in the new friends list
-Screenshot2011-11-01at40734PM.png|Famous penguins will be at the bottom of your friends List, click on their image and their Player Card appears, you may not add a Famous Penguin to your top friends or be notified what room they are in or if they are on the same server
 Cp buddy glitch.PNG|The old friends list with a glitch
 SmallList.PNG|A small friends list with 2 penguins on it
-Buddy List 2011.jpg|The current friends buddy list
+Buddy List 2011.jpg|The updated friends list
-buddylistwfriend.PNG|The list before the 2011 update
+buddylistwfriend.PNG|The friends list before the 2011 update
 Screenshot 178.png|Rockhopper online
-what happenes when ya.png|What happens when you try to add Billybob with the new friends list
+what happenes when ya.png|Trying to add Billybob with the new friends list
-A GLitch letting me adding billy.png|A glitch that lets you add Billybob with the new friends list
+A GLitch letting me adding billy.png|A glitch that lets players to add Billybob on the new friends list
-WHAT HAPPENS TO HAPPY77.png|What happens when you try to add Happy77 with the new friends list
+WHAT HAPPENS TO HAPPY77.png|Trying to add Happy77 with the new friends list
-a glitch adding happy.png|A glitch that let's you add Happy77 with the new friends list
+a glitch adding happy.png|A glitch that lets players to add Happy77 with the new friends list
-A Friend emotacon thingy.PNG|The emoticon of the friends list
+A Friend emotacon thingy.PNG|The icon of the friends list in the [[toolbar]]
 Best Friend icon 2012.png|The "Best Friend" icon
-glitch23.png|A showing working glitch
+glitch23.png|A glitch that shows the player in their friends list
 Ggggfvgf.png|A common glitch where no buddies are displayed
 Buddy List 2011 Friend Request Message.svg|The message that notifies how many friend requests the player has while logging in