A question for all new Flutherites and former wis.dm users: Are you adding new friends to your personal 'fluther'?

A question for all new Flutherites and former wis.dm users: Are you adding new friends to your personal 'fluther'?
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Yes, i’ve added a few new ones. I’ll add more later once i get to know them! :)
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