DirectMessaging

DirectMessaging, also known as DarfMail or Darflen DMs, is a user and messaging service on Darflen established https://darflen.com/users/directmessaging and discontinued on .https://darflen.com/users/cheesewhisk3rshttps://darflen.com/posts/af5bb2c6a09772666121e78d While it was active, the account had blocked everyone except for the owner and tester, cheesewhisk3rs, and unblocked JamieD132 after discontinuation to allow him to follow more users. This was to prevent other users from conflicting with the service.
== System ==
DirectMessaging had a lengthy and complicated process of messaging people, which led to it being discontinued when an easier way to DM was discovered by qxva. The process was to make an unlisted post on the main account (in this case ), then copying the link and posting the link on a follower only post on DirectMessaging. By blocking every user apart the one being notified, it made it impossible for anyone else to find the link, unless they made a new account to follow DirectMessaging just at the right time (which would've been difficult). To notify the user being messaged, DirectMessaging would change their description to contain the name of the user and then mass follow and unfollow them to get their attention. The user being notified could then follow DirectMessaging, and check their feed for the poll containing the link to the DM.
== Discontinuation ==
On , DirectMessaging was discontinued as qxva discovered a much simpler way to DM that wasn't previously possible and didn't need an entire new account to do it. The method still works as of , and is done by creating an unlisted post and mentioning the user you want to DM in the comments.
== Trivia ==
*The first ever Darflen DM was between cheesewhisk3rs and Marimo, but wasn't secure as DirectMessaging accidentally didn't post a follower only post but a public one, resulting in it being publicly viewable when logged out. Jinx reposted it and it was deleted.
*DirectMessaging was inspired by this post by Jinx, and the resulting conversations about trying to find a way to DM on Darflen.
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