# Bugs with personal messaging

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/bugs-with-personal-messaging/294781
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** personal-messages
**Created:** [February 9, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bugs-with-personal-messaging/294781 "2024-02-09T01:01:09Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bugs-with-personal-messaging/294781/2 "2024-02-09T01:03:32Z")

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oh yea this one has been reported here

> [@Forums with personal messaging off still tell people to send personal messages to other people after 3 replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-with-personal-messaging-off-still-tell-people-to-send-personal-messages-to-other-people-after-3-replies/293693):
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> This issue causes people to accidentally create topics on the forum after replying to the same person 3 times in a row. Noting that personal messaging on the forum is disabled. I don’t have any pictures of this issue, but I have reproduction steps and a topic that somebody accidentally created on the forum for evidence. Reproduction [not tested] Reply to somebody 3 times on the forum until it tells you that you can send a “personal message” to them. Click the button to send a message to them.…

Just as an aside there is this setting that can increase the repeat post threshold:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/c/3/5c383c9dd809cce4a39087fdabdfe8686e82ad2a.png)

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