# Add users to topic in private category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-topic-in-private-category/25593
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [Février 24, 2015, 1:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-topic-in-private-category/25593 "2015-02-24T01:20:31Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [Février 24, 2015, 4:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-users-to-topic-in-private-category/25593/16 "2015-02-24T16:34:29Z")

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Ideally, Private Messages to a group would be to the group, not the expanded list of users within that group:

> [@Private messages to a group, or other means to handle private support requests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-messages-to-a-group-or-other-means-to-handle-private-support-requests/14010/4):
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> OK - so on to my ideal workflow:  
> …
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> - support as a non-expanded\* group would be the recipient
> - their ‘account’ group\*\* would also be a recipient
> - they would be able to add/remove additional recipients and write/send their message
> 
> …
> 
> \*Non-expanded group
> 
> Support is copied on these messages as a non-expanded group  
> These messages are visible to the new members of this group  
> Members of this group can control how they are notified of messages in this group, with defaults  
> notify me of new messages to support  
> only notify me of responses to messages that I am copied on personallyif unchecked, you will be notified of all responses to messages in this group

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