the channel about writing things down
The messages channel
Everything you type into a message box is a thing that now exists somewhere. This channel is about that sentence.
the three wethenorth market addresses
hn2paw7zfvndw3dovycegeqmvvnf4pl67b3g2p7pohjlzavloosh73id.onionhn2paw7zrgujyhnt6mgxlt2q6uhgbke4itpqitxhyfbumq3wtnckbuyd.onionhn2paw7zadwkcra3qzv5e4q547i7e5lvxm62cfxqftuqdu7moiu2ceyd.onionprinted the way they were handed over. no labels, no numbering, nothing here says which one to try first. this feed never opens them, so it has no status light, no percentage and no date of checking to give you.
why messages deserve their own channel
Because writing is the one activity here where the damage is entirely self inflicted and entirely avoidable. Nobody makes you add a sentence.
And because messages are the evidence in every dispute, which means the way you wrote three weeks ago decides how a disagreement goes today.
what is in here
The inbox and what it is not. PGP in as few words as possible. What to write. What to do while waiting for a reply. Checking a signed message. What happens when a conversation moves off the market. And clearing the inbox out afterwards.
the single rule underneath it
Write the shortest thing that could work. Every sentence beyond that is decoration, and decoration here is made of details about you.
replies
a reader askedDoes this site have messaging of its own?
the answerNo. There is no form, no comment box and no inbox anywhere on this feed. There is nowhere to write to and nobody to write to.
a reader askedWhere do I start in this channel?
the answerWith what to write if you have a message to send today, and with pgp, the short version if the word has been putting you off.
what this post is not This channel is not a PGP tutorial with commands in it. It explains what the pieces do and stops where a proper guide would begin.