# Add users to topic in private category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-topic-in-private-category/25593>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [24. Februar 2015 um 01:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-topic-in-private-category/25593 "2015-02-24T01:20:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomaspurchas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thomaspurchas/32/115664_2.png) [@thomaspurchas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomaspurchas)\
**Post date:** [24. Februar 2015 um 14:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-topic-in-private-category/25593/14 "2015-02-24T14:18:42Z")

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> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> One approach would be to create a PM to the group. Then a user can be invited to that PM.

It didn’t occur to me before. But this method also makes the discussion inaccessible to future exec members. As a student organisation our exec turn over is quite high (50-60% of the exec change each year).

PM’s mean that future execs can’t look back at past discussions (at least not easily), and this would cut them off from a valuable supply of knowledge and experience.

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