I personally didn't expected to make friends here. Pitifully, I've been trying for years to make long-distance friends online and I failed miserably! Lol, for instance, I used to have AOL and I try to meet new people through its chat rooms. I only managed to make a long-distance online romance with a girl from Las Vegas. That only lasted a few months.
Afterward, I joined a pen-pal site called interpals.net. Back in 2001, it was very popular and I made a few friends there from all around the world: Australia, Germany, France and one from California. :b But those only lasted about a few months as well.
I can safely say that forming an enduring long-distance relationship is almost impossible. Though, there could be some exceptions.
However, I think that if you want to meet new local people and make friends, then this site could be helpful. Only obstacle of course is the SAD that hinders a lot of people from doing that.