Public chat

The public chat is pinned at the top of Chats. Only the app version with this feature shows it. No such row: update the app.

What can stop you from writing

What you see	Why
Wait … seconds	Slow mode is on
Newcomer limit	For the first 10 minutes after your first message, long messages are refused: Too long for a newcomer. A character counter is on the send button
You are muted	Mute: you see the time it lasts Until and the reason
You are banned from the public chat	Ban: no reading, no writing
The public chat is off for now	Your other chats keep working

Only STAR users can send images to the public chat, as everywhere. More: Images in chats.

For the owner and moderators

Right click a person:

Action	What it does
Profile	Opens the profile. First in the menu
Mute 10 min, 1 hour, 24 hours	The person cannot write. A reason is optional
Unmute	They write again
Ban, Unban	Closes and reopens the chat
Make moderator, Remove moderator	Owner only. The list is in the Moderators tab

Also:

Info -> Slow mode: Off, 5 s, 15 s, 30 s, 1 min, 5 min or 10 min between messages.

Delete a message: the message menu.

Moderation log shows who did what to whom and when.

Public chat backdrop

Presets are free, the owner and moderators change it