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Direct Messaging

How to send, receive, and troubleshoot private or group messages

Updated over 3 weeks ago

⚡️ Quick Answer
​You are able to send private messages to members of the Community (or specific Groups in the Community) by accessing 'Direct Messaging'

🔑 Setup for Success

  • You both must be active members of THE COLLECTIVE by WatersAbove™

  • You must not be "blocked" by the other person

  • The person you are message must either be your 'Friend' -or- be accepting messages from 'non-Friends'

  • If a Group DM, you must be a member of that group and opted-into the Group Direct Message (see details below)


✅ Step-by-Step
📱 App (iOS & Android)

  1. Open the app

  2. Tap your Profile Picture in the upper right hand corner

  3. Tap 'Direct Messages' from the Menu

  4. Tap into the Member or Group Message

💻 Web

  1. Click into PORTAL -or- ARCHIVE

  2. Hover over the the DOCK at the bottom

  3. Click the 'MESSAGES' Button

  4. Click into the Member or Group Message


GROUP Direct Messages
If you're a part of a group, there is the option to participate in the Group Direct Message. This is optional. You can join and leave at any time. To do so:

  1. Open the App (or visit app.watersabove.com

  2. Click on PORTAL

  3. Click on Groups

  4. Search though 'MY-GROUPS' to find the specific Group

  5. Click into the Group Details Page

  6. Check ON -or- OFF 'Join Group Direct Message


❓Frequently Asked Questions
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📖 Glossary
Blocked—Inside PORTAL you have the ability to block another member. This will prevent that member from sending a friend requests, viewing each other's profiles or public posts. You can no longer send direct messages.

Friend—By sending a friend request and accepting friend requests, you allow those members to view your profile (if it's Private), send Direct Messages (if only allowing DMs from Friends-only), and have that member's posts appear in MY-PORTAL.

PORTAL— Personalized Social Feed based on your sign-up choices, profile settings, friends, groups / forums (including Member Map subscription). Posting here assigns the post to MY-PORTAL

ARCHIVE—A library of meeting recordings and coursework (if included in membership). Watch past sessions, revisit materials, and access saved lessons and files for reference and review.

THE COLLECTIVE by WatersAbove— The name of the membership-only Community hosted on the WatersAbove™ Platform and Mobile App.

GROUPS = Interest or location-based social groups that have an attached FORUM for discussion. Some groups are mandatory, others public or private, and be joined and left at will.

🔗 Recommended Resources
Navigating the App
Forgot Password
Community Guidelines
Editing MY-PORTAL

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