# Feng Shui (Simplifying the UI for new users)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/feng-shui-simplifying-the-ui-for-new-users/322154>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [August 18, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feng-shui-simplifying-the-ui-for-new-users/322154 "2024-08-18T13:15:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feng-shui-simplifying-the-ui-for-new-users/322154/4 "2024-08-19T13:36:07Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> I agree generally though, it would be nice if chat DMs could function as a full messaging replacement. The existence of two separate messaging concepts feels like a lot for people new to Discourse.

Strongly agreed. I understand that this is probably something that needs quite some work in the background, but from a user perspective, it really doesn’t make a lot of sense that there are two ways to send direct messages, i.e. two implementations of the same concept (public group chat feels fine, though; it’s really just chat DM vs. standard DM that’s a problem).

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