T.y.m.e.
T.y.m.e.
**Alternatively, or in addition to:** When clicking the DM icon, the message composition window would change to a unique color -- as a clear visual signal that you are in...
> > There might be a better UI to make things clearer, you're right. I'm not sure that just changing the button text does that though :/ > > I...
I agree that the button should be renamed for DM/PMs. "The word publish is too similar to the word public (by design), and an inference is easily made. Even naming...
> You know it's a DM because you yourself made it a DM by @[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) right at the start. There's no confusion about your intent for this to be a...
> if i mention 10 people and make that post mentions-only, then i am technically still "publishing" to a limited audience of 10. if i make a followers-only post and...
And, both a public reply and a mentions-only post begin with a handle. Better to err on the side of caution. The OP raised a UI/UX issue that several others...
> I'm not troubled by UI/UX clarifications. I'm troubled by the proposed change _obscuring_ the reality of the situation. The more "special treatment" you give to mentions-only posts, the more...
You pretty much can do that now (without actually typing out a query string), in a Hashtag column's settings. See attached. 
**Counter argument:** Personally, I like the current method, with boosted datestamp change. It gives people a second chance to see something that they missed. I often will boost a post...