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Ilyaz Nasrullah Nov 7, 2022

#feditips 1/3 Mastodon doesn't have DMs. Don't tell people that it has, because it is conceptually confusing. DM triggers the idea of a private chat separate from the timelines. Again, Mastodon doesn't have that.

Mastodon has visibility options. If you choose “Mentioned people only”, and add the handle of a person you are complaining about, then they will be able to read your complaint because you are mentioning that person!

So again. No DMs. Just visibility options. This ain't Twitter.

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Ilyaz Nasrullah Nov 7, 2022

#feditips 2/3 So the problem is this. If you go to somebody's profile, it has a “Direct message” option. This needs a different name, because it is just a shortcut to that “Mentioned people only” option.

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Roel Willems

@ilyaz That is indeed a confusing/misleading name for the "Mentioned people only"

I do like that functionality though. It is easy to reach out to someone who than is able to include/add others to a hidden (from the timeline) conversation.

Would be good if this was renamed to reflect current way it is implemented.

Would be great if DM's would also be available by integration with Signal (although you need a phone number) or Matrix messaging.