# Add Option to Disable User-User Chat

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-disable-user-user-chat/228046
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [May 25, 2022, 6:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-disable-user-user-chat/228046 "2022-05-25T06:48:52Z")
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### Author: ![ClawdiaWolf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/clawdiawolf/32/262518_2.png) [@ClawdiaWolf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ClawdiaWolf)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2022, 3:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-option-to-disable-user-user-chat/228046/7 "2022-05-27T03:19:12Z")

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> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> I don’t see a compelling reason to have different settings for chat and non-chat direct/personal messages.

Some users (like myself) may not want to receive user-to-user chats but are fine with receiving personal messages.

In fact, I’ll be completely honest, if they can’t be disabled separately I would not use the plug-in on my own instances.

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