Do you always initiate or say hello to your SW friends in DM, or wait till they say it?

Meanwhile, you initiate all of our convos, lol. I guess I haven't really thought about it. I chat with very few and it kinda feels more like a flow of texts. I'm really not an inboxy person and can leave people hanging with no specific reason on their part due to what I call inbox anxiety. Or sometimes I'm just quiet on the inside and politely leave a reaction. I do have a couple I have to go checking on because they aren't ever really here, but I don't mind.

I don't like spending any significant time in dm's. It's much more interesting to interact with friends in the forums. There is one person I talk to semi-regularly. They're special, tho.

Mostly interact through posts/comments

Some of both w DMs, but generally I have initiated more. Its usually checking in w someone if something seems off, on something they shared in private .. a couple that are a bit more balanced and more frequent or regular chats.

I rather not dm. I like chatting with my friends on posts. If I'm sending direct messages it's because someone else initiated it

... Not that it's normal SW etiquette, maybe I'm just slightly weird

I have several friends here that I’ve never even had a conversation with in DMs 🤷🏻‍♀. We vibe enough through posts and that’s that.

I do tend to check in on others when I notice a shift or their absence though, just in case they need the reminder that they’re not unsee or not appreciated in this sometimes fvcktarded place.

I usually don't think about that until we have met over several post comments and interactions.

That being said, I never DM first. Or very rarely. If I'm DM'ing you out of the blue, it would mean I'm into you and want to know more about you.

If feel like saying hello to anybody, I just do it.
Don't talk to my friends every single day here -we're still friends we've been friends for over 20 years .

I don't really overthink it. If I consider them a friend I don't feel pressured to think of how to approach them like I would a work email lol

I only DM profiles that are seeking insights on my late bitcoin strategies.

Nah but if we end up DMing it’s because we’ve interacted in public, we follow the other, and neither of us are interested in the naughty stuff.

It's mostly just interactions on posts. If there's more to be said beyond that it might end up in a DM but I don't think of there being any sort of rule. A lot of people don't even want the private interactions.

I'm not on here as much as the past, but never was a big DM-er (if that's a term)
A select few, but not much anymore. Mainly just post interaction.

I have one friend. We don't message.

I've never been aware of any etiquette @Chiefjustice. If you want to chat to a friend why would you hesitate to message them? That sounds like the sort of game-playing insecure teenagers would indulge in

Try to saw hello to those i chatted with before if I see they are online

I don't initiate much in DMs anymore.
I don't think there's a rule. Just don't be pushy, that's all.

I usually respond, but occasionally initiate a DM conversation.

I don't normally DM anyone. I only respond simple

We take turns

I prefer to have fun in the forums

I just randomly pm people if I see them in Q&A feed I tend not to pay attention to online indicators.

Both ways for me

Don't overthink it, just treat it like how you'd handle it in real life.

Its embarrassing but i just dont like dm of any kind.

Both.

Idk i dont often intiate 😅 ive gotten busy too