The more you post, the more you're seen around threads and the site in general.
The more you're seen, the more you're known.
The more you're known, the more people that want to be friends with you because you're popular.
ATRL is like a high school, with each stanbase that represents a certain clique. There are those popular stanbases that hate each other, and then the nerds, the loosers, the geeks, and the irrelevants.
The more you post, the more you're seen around threads and the site in general.
The more you're seen, the more you're known.
The more you're known, the more people that want to be friends with you because you're popular.