# Prevent a user from sending private messages?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-a-user-from-sending-private-messages/72796>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 25, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-a-user-from-sending-private-messages/72796 "2017-10-25T20:35:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![lostintime](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lostintime/32/54115_2.png) [@lostintime](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lostintime)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prevent-a-user-from-sending-private-messages/72796/4 "2017-10-26T06:11:32Z")

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@jomaxro @codinghorror “Downgrading” this particular user to TL0 sounds like a good workaround. Thanks, will give it a try.

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