# Can't convert Personal Message to a Public Topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-convert-personal-message-to-a-public-topic/294137>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** personal-messages\
**Created:** [February 5, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-convert-personal-message-to-a-public-topic/294137 "2024-02-05T03:31:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![jericson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jericson/32/116215_2.png) [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-convert-personal-message-to-a-public-topic/294137/2 "2024-02-05T06:15:07Z")

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> [@Girl](#):
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> It might be important to know that multiple users were invited to this private topic but are now suspended.

Does it help to remove them from the personal message first? You should see a button that looks like this after you select it:

 ![Screenshot 2024-02-04 at 10.13.10 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/7/0/870451e9858e2a3f2c4d781b207f84675daaec17.png)

(Only it won’t have the option to remove me or discobot. 😉 )

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