I think friend lists are part of their basic permission set precisely because it's one of the most appealing parts of the Facebook API. Offline access isn't ne

I think friend lists are part of their basic permission set precisely because it's one of the most appealing parts of the Facebook API. Offline access isn't needed on the majority of sites that ask for it though, it's usually just laziness on the part of the developer (without that permission your server has to request a new token on login every so often).