Baroness Winter on Nostr: After like two and a half years, I'm still not sure how #DMs work on Mastodon. I know ...
After like two and a half years, I'm still not sure how #DMs work on Mastodon. I know you just lead off with the @ of the person you're addressing, but can other people see them? If so, aren't they really not DMs? Somebody educate my dumb ass, please!
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