Why do people call it DM? (lemmy.rollenspiel.monster)

submitted 1 year ago by 0x4E4F@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I mean... I come from the forum scene and they were always called PMs, as in Private Message. What in the hell does DM stand for and when did things change from people calling them PMs to DMs.

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[-] fattydrago@sh.itjust.works 43 points 1 year ago

DM is direct message and seems to have started around the same time things culturally shifted away from forums and boards more toward social media.

[-] 0x4E4F@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And now people don't even understand me, like I wrote "I'll PM you" and they said "What 🤨" 🤦.

Guess I'll have to shift from using PM to DM... though it seems completely illogical to me, but hey, that's life I guess.

[-] Oka@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

"I'll Prime Minister you"

"I'll prime meridian you"

"I'll post mortem you"

"I'll prima dona you"

"I'll Pringle Mingle you"

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

Gonna steal "pringle mingle", sounds like a great insult lol

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

"I'll dungeon master you"

"I'll deathmatch you"

That last one was probably used at some point in time though..

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

I somehow never realized it was a shift from forums. I've used both terms interchangeably with a bias towards DM. TIL

[-] Oka@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Same, but prefer PM. We both know what we mean :p

[-] JetpackJackson@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Yup, and that's what matters

[-] ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll be you Dungeon Master any day ~~<3

Playing Tuesdays and Thursdays, bring a barbarian or fighter.

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