# How can I move posts to a new message?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-move-posts-to-a-new-message/278380
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 9, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-move-posts-to-a-new-message/278380 "2023-09-09T03:43:50Z")
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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: [September 9, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-move-posts-to-a-new-message/278380/9 "2023-09-09T14:15:51Z")

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Having a little root around, I think this is some relevant information:

> [@Back-end allows moderators to use merge/move posts to private message, but front-end does not](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-end-allows-moderators-to-use-merge-move-posts-to-private-message-but-front-end-does-not/166218/3):
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> The decision to not show “move to new PM” option for moderators was made explicitly in: This is because the moderators do not have permission to see PMs and the relevant code will fail at:

Looks like it may be possible to make a change, though I don’t think the issue has cropped up enough to make it a priority.

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