Post #1275497

2022-04-27 18:25 UTC

Mastotip: If you tag person x in a DM with person y, both x and y will be able to see what you said. A common workaround is to put spaces between the @ sign and the username (I.e. @ sandrockcstm @ orbitalstation.one). This is really key if you are discussing a moderation related issue with an admin, say if person x is harassing you. If you tag that person you can inadvertently get them to see the conversation. This is not clear from the UI and a common trap for new users.

Replies (3)

@jmcs@social.tchncs.de 2022-04-28 07:05

@Sandrockcstm@orbitalstation.one DMs are clearly the lowlight of Mastodon (and not really DMs in the first place), to the point they are a harmful feature. The APIs to fix it are there (e.g. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/13820) but AFAIK no one is working on doing DMs right.

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@nielsa@mas.to 2022-04-29 08:53

@Sandrockcstm@orbitalstation.one i feel like at a UI level this could just be a big red warning? cc @Tusky@mastodon.social

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@trisschen@tech.lgbt 2022-04-30 12:08

@Sandrockcstm@orbitalstation.one another way to point to someone without it technically being a mention is to use a link, like @sandrockcstm@orbitalstation.one And this also applies to follower-only posts as well, they are visible to non-following mentioned users too (which is useful when replying in a thread)

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