Thank you to all those who followed me here, or came along out of curiosity. Am still figuring out the system and may #toot a little less frequently in the beginning, but hope to improve as time goes on. May create a #VegBiryani instance as I grow in confidence
@sanjayuvacha Welcome, feel free to ask any questions related to #Mastodon or the #Fediverse in general!
@unicorn @sanjayuvacha is this the same unicorn or unicornwings I encountered on twitter or a different one ?
@shirishag75
That is not me, I don't have a Twitter account anymore :)
@unicorn how do I dm you ?

@shirishag75 Depending on what app/interface you use, there should be a post visibility setting when you write a post. It may look like a globe/earth icon, just switch it to a different one like unlisted, followers-only or direct.

This is what it looks like in Tusky:

@unicorn I think you misunderstood the question. For e.g. if I wanted to DM i.e. direct message you, how can I do that ? I don't see a way to do that ? or you need to follow me so that we can DM each other ?

@shirishag75

You can just write a toot (tweet) including @unicorn and set post visibility to direct, then only I can see it.

You can also do this for several people by just mentioning them all in the toot.

So if I just post a toot with @shirishag75 and set it to "direct" then only you can see it :)