if you figure it out, let me know!

Welcome Doug

a fan is someone who is following you but is not your friend...until you "friend" someone who is following you, they will only be a fan.

the same goes for requesting to friend someone else...until they approve your invitation, you are only a fan.

typically you will see a friend's plurks, but a fan only sees your plurks, you don't see theirs unless you have them friended also

why do i have 7 friends in my bottom profile, but about 35 in my "my friends" tab. i'm confused.

bottom profile: # of those who you have an approved friendship with. "My Friends" tab: same, plus those who haven't approved your friendship

ahhh...that was confusing for me. thanks for the clarification reedsmidebush!

no problem!

friends, fans, cliques, no easy @s - drives me a bit bonkers

I know, just got on Plurk, find the "friend/fan" thing confusing, plus how do you search for groups, aka "cliques"?