# Distinguish private messages from posts?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/distinguish-private-messages-from-posts/51468>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [10월 12, 2016, 9:12오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distinguish-private-messages-from-posts/51468 "2016-10-12T21:12:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![tim.smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tim.smith/32/119954_2.png) [@tim.smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tim.smith)\
**Post date:** [10월 13, 2016, 5:04오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/distinguish-private-messages-from-posts/51468/17 "2016-10-13T17:04:19Z")

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> [@riking](#):
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> the best route is to simply reload the post from the database

Seriously? What’s the point of sending data with an event if you shouldn’t use it or can’t rely on it being accurate? That’s really poor design.

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