# Do not show topics and PMs to admins unless they are participants

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-topics-and-pms-to-admins-unless-they-are-participants/344065>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** feedback\
**Created:** [December 21, 2024, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-topics-and-pms-to-admins-unless-they-are-participants/344065 "2024-12-21T06:58:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-topics-and-pms-to-admins-unless-they-are-participants/344065/5 "2024-12-23T12:02:03Z")

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> [@david](#):
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> This will suppress topics and PMs from the UI for admins, unless they are participants.

At which places are PMs suppressed?  
I just activated the setting and created a category which I limited to a group I am not a member of. That worked as described. I don’t see that category in the categories list.  
I also noticed that clicking on a link to a PM takes me to the “this page is private” page. But I am still able to read parts of PMs at other places. So I guess I misunderstood the feature.  
For example, I can read the beginning of the message when checking which posts a user liked or reacted to, which I often do (except when I am an admin).

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/6/f/b6f5fa3675daca759d88bb4ad47244e841a6b99d.png)  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/e/c/bec54cdb5e414a90c47d3b23743142710e388bfc.png)

The same happens at the bookmarks activity.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/9/4/d94dc96b8c1cc3191fe200255659acdf672fa3b3.png)

And when I check the deleted posts.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/1/4/a1470e6d2b0e38be01c77806c102af34a6c3a51f.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/a/a/4aa35cd943e39864d63b88c522d900fb10d72ad1.png)

I can also still see the titles of the messages in the user’s inbox and the inboxes of groups I am not a member of.

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