# 从每日活跃用户中排除私信

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-pms-from-daily-engaged-users/96419>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2018 年9 月 5 日 16:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-pms-from-daily-engaged-users/96419 "2018-09-05T16:08:10Z")\
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作者： ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)\
发布日期： [2018 年9 月 6 日 03:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-pms-from-daily-engaged-users/96419/3 "2018-09-06T03:42:52Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> people who are merely exchanging PMs aren’t really “engaged” in the forum.

I would argue against this. It depends on the goal of the forum.  
If a mental health community has the objective of saving lives then I would suggest that people logging in and reaching out to others privately are very much engaged in the forum.

I agree that PMs shouldn’t be part of post/topic count stats but I do think that people that write or respond to PMs should be included in an engagement stat.

> [@pfaffman](#):
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> Hmm, and maybe staged users shouldn’t be counted in “signups?”

I think in most cases they should though. There are communities where people engage via email alone. Not many, sure, but those numbers are fundamental in those cases.

I hear you on this but I think this is an edge case.

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