Messages & Notifications

Direct messages, message requests, voice notes and your alerts.

How do messages work?Messages are private, one-to-one conversations with other members. They update live: new messages, typing, read ticks and reactions show up without refreshing. You'll…
What are message requests?When someone you don't follow messages you for the first time, the conversation waits in Requests instead of your Inbox. It stays there until you accept it or reply. The…
How do I send a quick message?A quick message lets you send someone a short direct message without leaving the page you're on. It goes into your normal conversation with them in Messages . Where to…
How do voice notes work?You can record a short voice note and add it to posts, comments and replies, community posts, a community's welcome and rules, direct messages, and your profile's voice…
How do notifications work?Your notifications live at Notifications (the bell at the top of the site). A dot on the bell means you have something new. Everything we notify you about shows up here,…
How do I choose which emails I get?You choose which emails we send in Settings → Notifications . These switches only affect email. Everything still shows up in your notifications on the site. What you can…

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