# If “Only allow specific users to send me personal messages” enabled then all likes show as deleted user

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-only-allow-specific-users-to-send-me-personal-messages-enabled-then-all-likes-show-as-deleted-user/387321
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [October 31, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-only-allow-specific-users-to-send-me-personal-messages-enabled-then-all-likes-show-as-deleted-user/387321 "2025-10-31T21:23:11Z")
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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: [November 3, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-only-allow-specific-users-to-send-me-personal-messages-enabled-then-all-likes-show-as-deleted-user/387321/2 "2025-11-03T00:21:42Z")

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Wow Emilio, this sure is odd.

I have a local repro of the issue and candidate fix now!

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35753](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/35753)

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