Messages and crew chat: writing, privacy, reporting
How direct messages and requests work, what applies in the crew chat, who can read your messages and how to report messages.
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On WANTED SIX you send direct messages to other members and talk with your crew in its own channels. Through the platform, only the people involved can read them.
Sending a direct message
Open Messages and choose New message, or choose Send message on the person's profile.
Enter their handle. You see straight away whether you can write directly, will send a request or the person isn't accepting messages right now.
Write your message and send it.
Messages consist of text, emojis and https links without previews, with up to 2,000 characters. You can edit your own messages for a short time after sending. The edit field shows you until when. If you delete a message, “Message deleted” appears in its place. You can mute conversations.
Who may message you
In your privacy settings, under “Who may message you”, you choose:
Mutual followers only: members you follow who also follow you. This is the default.
Everyone, by request: anyone may send you a request with exactly one message. Mutual followers message you directly.
Nobody: nobody can start a new conversation with you.
You'll find requests under “Requests”. If you accept, you can chat normally. If you decline, the person isn't told and can't write to you any further. You can still accept later. New conversations with private profiles can't be started through the handle search.
The crew chat
In the crew chat, every crew has the channels “General” and “Events & challenges” for all members, plus “Leadership” from the officer role upwards. Owners and crew admins can add more channels up to a limit and decide from which role they can be read. New members also see earlier messages, and anyone who leaves the crew loses access immediately. Messages in crew channels don't trigger notifications.
Who can read your messages
Direct messages can only be read by the two people involved, crew channels only by current members with a matching role.
Our team, including the operator, admins and moderation, can't read chats through the platform. Moderation only sees messages that someone in the conversation explicitly selects and reports. These can include yours.
Chats are encrypted in transit but not end-to-end encrypted. Anyone who technically operates the database and has direct access to it could view them. So don't share passwords or other sensitive data.
Notifications about new direct messages never contain the text.
Reporting or blocking
In the conversation or channel, choose Report messages and select up to 20 messages, at least one of them from someone else. Only this selection goes to moderation as a copy, not the rest of the chat. What happens next is explained in Report content and users. With Block you also end direct contact, see Follow and block.
Good to know
There's a limit on how many messages and new conversations you can send in a short time.
Chats aren't included in the data export at the moment. You can get full information on request, see Privacy request.
Read more: The community at a glance and Crew roles and leadership.