# Personal message rate limit also limits "Something Else" flags

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-rate-limit-also-limits-something-else-flags/257002>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [March 3, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-rate-limit-also-limits-something-else-flags/257002 "2023-03-03T21:20:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![ameen.demidem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ameen.demidem/32/301523_2.png) [@ameen.demidem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ameen.demidem)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-rate-limit-also-limits-something-else-flags/257002/4 "2023-04-10T18:14:26Z")

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Hi,

I have a fix for this bug. But, I’d like to discuss my solution before putting the PR up.  
It’s pretty straightforward, the new private message is set to belong to the `system` user and the actual user is made a recipient of it instead of initiator.

One thing worth mentioning: the user will receive his own message from `system` in his inbox.

Any thoughts?

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