"Fans are people that follow your time line, but aren't on your friends list."

That is what I am told as well, care to test?

I guess that is correct

mxstone just went to tour profile and responded to one of your plurks, do you see me as a fan?

nope

I became a fan of superdave by clicking the follow on his page not the friend

follow and not friend, I don't get it. Are they trying to make a point of what the word friend really means?

i think it is like twitter, where you can follow someone but they don't necessarily follow you back...here that's called friending?

Hmmm- good point. You're likely correct... I'm still diving in, and I'm not sure Plurk will make the cut.