# My users think a reply will be a private reply

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-users-think-a-reply-will-be-a-private-reply/127305>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [31 באוגוסט,‏ 2019,‏ 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-users-think-a-reply-will-be-a-private-reply/127305 "2019-08-31T18:31:51Z")\
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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:** [2 בספטמבר,‏ 2019,‏ 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-users-think-a-reply-will-be-a-private-reply/127305/9 "2019-09-02T23:50:54Z")

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Assume all replies will be public unless you see strong visual indications otherwise… on Discourse this is primarily the envelope glyph.

This brings up a good point, when composing a message, the reply glyph at upper left should arguably change to the PM glyph

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/c/0c8c3f7b39ec63d7a0b34832db1707d442ff6f8f.png)

But the “actually post this” button has the PM glyph also, so…

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/e/9e2402f648271b739d7d0c7cbcdbb6f2e326f883.png)

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