I didn't have 200 people on my flist, though I had many at one point, but people with a larger fan following did. And those were the ones who didn't often respond, since they had so many comments. However, I also didn't really expect a response, with the exception of the people I mentioned above, where I did reach out. I mostly followed them for the content, because they posted things that I found interesting. ve been friends with what I would consider BNFs but always in reciprocal relationships where they comment on my posts as much as I do theirs and respond to my comments, etc. Those are certainly the people I would say were my friends.