There have been times when I have read a posting in a forum that I wanted to respond to but thought my comments would not be appropriate to all of WGT (at least the forum users). With no private messaging system other than between friends, I have made a friend request.
Sometimes after a contact has been executed and the conversation has reached its limit, I have ended the "friendship"; others have continued.
Being clueless now does not mean that you need to be clueless forever. That is why the forums exist.