# Better Control Over Incoming Chats

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-control-over-incoming-chats/258252>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** chat\
**Created:** [March 15, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-control-over-incoming-chats/258252 "2023-03-15T16:33:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeakProsperity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@PeakProsperity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PeakProsperity)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-control-over-incoming-chats/258252/7 "2023-03-15T18:29:31Z")

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> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> There is the `Only allow specific users to send me personal messages or chat direct messages` on your [Preferences/Users](https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/users) page if that’s any help in the short term?

I’ve reviewed this a little more closely and the main problem is that it also shuts of private messages. So, there is no “easy” way for a user to request permission to speak with you. Their only option would be to post something publicly. If there were a feature like this for chat only then it would be an okay short-term solution, but as it stands now this will be tough.

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