# Group pages should not show Messages tab to unauthorised users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [7 يوليو 2016، 1:28م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946 "2016-07-07T13:28:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [7 يوليو 2016، 1:28م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946/1 "2016-07-07T13:28:41Z")

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There’s no point in showing this tab at all if the user doesn’t have the necessary privileges to view the contents in the stream:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/d/1d3f1a9c0175f4e14c4f23079d629449e10560db.png)

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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:** [8 يوليو 2016، 3:48ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946/2 "2016-07-08T03:48:36Z")

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Sure we should fix this @techapj

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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [8 يوليو 2016، 7:21م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946/3 "2016-07-08T19:21:15Z")

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Done via:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c626558d36c3e50de7abc332fd7bf55c7829cbd6](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/c626558d36c3e50de7abc332fd7bf55c7829cbd6)

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**Author:** ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\
**Post date:** [8 يوليو 2016، 7:21م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-pages-should-not-show-messages-tab-to-unauthorised-users/46946/4 "2016-07-08T19:21:46Z")

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