# Can't message groups that you cannot mention

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-message-groups-that-you-cannot-mention/71145>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [10월 1, 2017, 11:17오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-message-groups-that-you-cannot-mention/71145 "2017-10-01T23:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [10월 1, 2017, 11:17오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-message-groups-that-you-cannot-mention/71145/1 "2017-10-01T23:17:00Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Split into two settings: "Who can message and @mention this group?"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-into-two-settings-who-can-message-and-mention-this-group/41203/8):

It seems that in order to be able to message a group you must also have to be able to @mention it. If you cannot @mention a group it won’t be recommended in the auto-complete list of users; you can, however, type the group’s whole name and be able to message the group.

Now that @mention and message are separate settings, it seems like a bug that completion on the message interface works only if you can also @mention the group.

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