# Convert a post to a private message
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-a-private-message/21588
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [10월 28, 2014, 1:27오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-a-private-message/21588 "2014-10-28T13:27:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@naggar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naggar)
#### Post date: [10월 28, 2014, 1:27오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-a-private-message/21588/1 "2014-10-28T13:27:49Z")
Is this also support flow to convert posted post to private post for user.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [10월 28, 2014, 8:35오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-a-private-message/21588/2 "2014-10-28T20:35:23Z")
No, there is no way to convert a post or topic to a private message. You can PM someone via the flag button or by clicking / tapping their avatar on the left, though.
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [1월 23, 2016, 9:22오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-a-post-to-a-private-message/21588/3 "2016-01-23T09:22:21Z")
Continued here:
> [@Flag option "convert into PM"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-option-convert-into-pm/27932):
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> Often one big problem is that users feel attacked and answer in a topic whereas a private massage would have been enough. If there was a flag option to move a message into a private conversation this would preserve that only posts staff public that are of a lot of public interest. There even could be a heuristic, that tries to detect such posts. And a button for the author at the latest post to convert into pm directly. Especially for new users such a button would be a big benefit for the for…