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Receiving unwanted DMs: where do I submit a feature request to disable DMs? (feddit.nl)

submitted 1 year ago by UnanimousStargazer@feddit.nl to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

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I'm receiving unwanted and unsolicited DMs on my account, but I don't want to use DM.

Currently, there appears to be no possibility to disable DMs however, which IMO should be an option that needs to be developed with priority. But I'm not a developer and it's obviously easy to ask for prioritized options to be developed if you don't have to develop them yourself. And of course, I haven't got a clue what else has priority.

That said: where can I submit a feature request for the Lemmy developers?

And does anybody happen to know if it's possible to block DMs on Kbin?

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[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Some, if not most mobile apps don't even support DMs at all, so you can use those.

(Which is annoying for people who want to communicate with others who don't realise their app doesn't have DMs. But I guess it's also a feature.)

I'm also guessing someone could probably make a browser script to hide the section with messages.

[–] UnanimousStargazer@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

if not most mobile apps don't even support DMs at all, so you can use those.

Thanks for the suggestion, but that's not a suitable work around for me.

I use Voyager and consider it by far the best client, but I'm not going to switch apps because Lemmy doesn't allow DMs to be blocked.

It's also not just about hiding, but the sender should be aware the DM cannot be send.

[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If someone wants to bother you and sees that you can't receive DMs, they might choose to bug you by other means. If their messages just go into a deep pit with no answer, they might get tired and leave it be. At least that's how it works in gaming.

[–] hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Totally get it. I agree. While you wait you could probably use a browser extension to run custom css that hides those features. Hiding any elements that match label[for$="-messages"] is probably a good start