# Does disabling PMs keep the welcome message?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-disabling-pms-keep-the-welcome-message/26855
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 27, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-disabling-pms-keep-the-welcome-message/26855 "2015-03-27T01:43:12Z")
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### Author: ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-disabling-pms-keep-the-welcome-message/26855/1 "2015-03-27T01:43:12Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Disable private messages between members but only between one admin and one member](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389):

> [@Disable private messages between members but only between one admin and one member](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-private-messages-between-members-but-only-between-one-admin-and-one-member/21389/1):
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> Is it possible to disable private messages between members but only enable it between one admin and one member?  
> I would like to use Discourse for the customer support of my company.

If PM’s (now just M’s?) are disabled, does the initial “Welcome” message to new users still go out?

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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: [March 27, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-disabling-pms-keep-the-welcome-message/26855/2 "2015-03-27T02:05:42Z")

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Yes, probably, also that setting is not heavily tested there may be bugs with it.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-disabling-pms-keep-the-welcome-message/26855/3 "2015-03-27T02:53:01Z")

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This just disables them for non staff users, staff can send messages no matter what (including system).

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-disabling-pms-keep-the-welcome-message/26855/4 "2024-06-08T12:46:11Z")

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