# Make Personal Message

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-personal-message/116275>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-personal-message/116275 "2019-04-29T18:41:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lynn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lynn/32/139637_2.png) [@Lynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lynn)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-personal-message/116275/1 "2019-04-29T18:41:07Z")

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I’ve just launched an install of Discourse and have added some “staff” who are board members for the org.

One of the first things to have happened is that one of them hit the wrench at the bottom of a post and made it a personal message by accidentally clicking “Make personal message.”

I’m guessing I’m not the first one that has a mix of technical and non-technical “staff.” Is there a way to force the staff to confirm that they intended to do this? Or completely disable this for staff but leave it for admins for now? I don’t see a setting that controls this.

Thanks.

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