IMPORTANT! Why can't I add this person as a friend on Facebook?

[<3 LovelyGirl <3]

This person has too many friends, and he has 2,500 something friends. I thought the limit was 2000 or 2,500. He has MORE than that. How come it seems as if other people can still add him even though he has too many friends already, but I can't? When I try to add him, a stupid message pops up and tells me, "This user has too many friends.". I KNOW. THAT. Then, what about the 500 something other people who are overloading?! Why can they add him after the limit and I can't?! Can someone please explain this?! :/
It said he has too many friend requests! How can I add him as a friend?! I seriously want to add him! But I can't! Facebook won't let me.

[abraXus]

when someone on his friends list deactivates their profile, his count goes down, allowing other people to add him, putting him back at 5000, then the person who deactivated then reactivates their profile, putting him over 5000

and with that many "friends" chances are good that many people on his friends list are deactivating from time to time

[Fekefufu]

There is a limit and once the limit is reached you can only like their page so you still get to see things they post. If they really are your friend then you simply call them up and tell them to add you and drop off someone they don't know. And if they are not really your friend then it doens't matter anyway just like their page and you'll keep updated. And if you don't really know them then it's not as important as you think it is.