# Notes on Silencing or Deleting users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/notes-on-silencing-or-deleting-users/323151>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [August 23, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notes-on-silencing-or-deleting-users/323151 "2024-08-23T21:41:53Z")\
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> [@twofoursixeight](#):
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> I’m guessing if you leave the silence reason empty, it won’t send an email to them.

No, that’s false.

There has to be a reason chosen or written in before it is even possible to silence account.

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