# Private Message Button in Posts or "Post Menu" area

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-button-in-posts-or-post-menu-area/24374>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [23 Gennaio 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-button-in-posts-or-post-menu-area/24374 "2015-01-23T22:20:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Post date:** [23 Gennaio 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-message-button-in-posts-or-post-menu-area/24374/1 "2015-01-23T22:20:59Z")

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In some communities / certain categories / topics it is required for people to “Private Message” the author to continue the conversation.

This is possibly extension / plugin territory - I place it in the feature category for now in-case this matches common other community requests.

###The Idea  
Where some code used in posts perhaps like:

```
[pm]

```

or

```
[pm @DeanMarkTaylor]

```

Could be included where this would generate embedded buttons as replacements:  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/3/c36b243aa79c5fc2418b9bb60edcbd95f7bf0cb5.png)  
or  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/8/789c21d3c87162933f222be1aa4476c39d5ee8e4.png)

###Possible uses  
For example in the case of selling items a Classifies section where items are listed for sale.

Where the topic author lists an item as being available “Private Message” makes sense because:

- the public generally don’t need to know you are interested in the item
- the discussion of the final sale price is dependant on details of buyer location
- a part exchange where an offer is made
- etc.

###Possible Alternative  
An additional icon in the Post Menu area to PM the author, although I don’t really like this as it might push to many messages into private instead of being public.  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/2/f24b6efc35fbf1f1301d5c13cf8a921aa63680a2.png)

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