Difference between DM and PM

Ik this is kind of pathetic since I’ve been here for so long, but I’m pretty sure the DMs are the messages and the PMs or the chats?
Please correct me if I’m wrong lol

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it’s the other way around! DMs are for chats and PMs are for messages!

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whats the difference between pm and dm??

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Ok thanks! me literally in shock I’ve been here all this time and didn’t know that lol

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aren’t they the same? whats the difference between chat and message???

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The chat is the little message icon on the top right of your device
That’s a DM, the PMs are the messages and this is how it looks like

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oh so like the chat bubble icon is pm and the mail icon is the dm or message? Just curious but if i message them by dm or pm, is there a difference? i messaged someone using the chat bubble icon but i dont know if they received it. Or should i message using dm instead?

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They will be notified either way, and it’s the other way around, speech bubble icon → DM
Email icon on profile —> PM

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ay eh if they’re the same then why is there two? why did they make 2 icons that has the same message/chat function?

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Here’s the problem… IMO, PM and DM mean the same thing in our modern lexicon, and it’s really up to individual platforms to use whichever they prefer. I don’t think they can be reliably mixed unless they are both being used to refer to the same mechanic.

PM = private message
DM = direct message

Either way, it refers to one-on-one communication. This site has not done a good job of differentiating the use cases between messaging vs chat, nor are they equally accessible.

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I think you are supposed to mark @Bobacat123 response as solution and not yours, shes the one that helped you :)
This one :backhand_index_pointing_down:

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Well then one that uses the chat Bible if usually for more casual conversation and its messages get deleted to not take up space. The other one just doesn’t delete the messages so it’s better for testing and collabs

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Ohhh! Now this makes sense! Thanks!

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I was thinking of this too. I really searched up the meaning of pm and dm to see if there was a difference but theyre the same. Hahahah

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But I did? Wait why is mine up there?!? I’ll change it, thanks Dania!

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