# Create/See and Create Permissions (again)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-see-and-create-permissions-again/33150
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 11, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-see-and-create-permissions-again/33150 "2015-09-11T23:43:22Z")
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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-see-and-create-permissions-again/33150/101 "2020-01-23T13:43:37Z")

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> [@hartz](#):
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> option to run a single search query in a way that matches both public topics and private messages (right now it seems I can search for public topics or private messages but not both, unless I’m missing something).

Sounds like a great idea to me - I would use that. Best thing would be to create a new #Contribute > Feature topic, so we don’t lose track of the idea in this topic.

Edit: done [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-public-topics-and-pms-simultaneously/139624)

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