# Message 'receiver' not in view until they reply

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-receiver-not-in-view-until-they-reply/85553>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [April 17, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-receiver-not-in-view-until-they-reply/85553 "2018-04-17T16:32:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dani1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dani1/32/84172_2.png) [@Dani1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dani1)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-receiver-not-in-view-until-they-reply/85553/1 "2018-04-17T16:32:47Z")

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Hi!

When sending a message to someone, the interface only shows the subject line, not the receiver.

That had me stymied for a bit, until i mailed ‘myself’ (other account) and realised the user doesn’t appear until they reply. While that makes sense in the ‘forum section’, it doesn’t really make sense in the message section: it doesn’t provide any information. Finding a message back means you have to open them until you get the right one.

 ![21](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/1/11941e2552247e22d7d804577abca747eff7b611.png)

i know what my work-around is going to be (use the @name in the subject line), but a message typically has a specific recipient. Can this be reflected on the screen?

thanks!

on a sidenote: people are replying to those messages via email, which i’m sure is very convenient to them - but not so much for me. is there a setting to prevent that? thanks!

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