# 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:** [1 Ottobre 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-message-groups-that-you-cannot-mention/71145 "2017-10-01T23:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [2 Ottobre 2017, 7:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-message-groups-that-you-cannot-mention/71145/4 "2017-10-02T07:12:27Z")

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To confirm on meta `@team` can be messaged and not mentioned per:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/a/0af826df4170bef23d3267dcc7a5867af0aff77b.png)

My wonderful sock account can not message meta, cause I can not pick `@team` when creating a message. Something is coupled incorrectly.

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