# Remove 'Send PM' flag option

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-send-pm-flag-option/256152
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 24, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-send-pm-flag-option/256152 "2023-02-24T10:56:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![rstew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rstew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rstew)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-send-pm-flag-option/256152/1 "2023-02-24T10:56:47Z")

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Hi, After the latest update, we’ve had a function appear when flagging a post that allows the person flagging to DM the original poster. Is there a way to turn this option off?  
Thanks

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-send-pm-flag-option/256152/2 "2023-02-24T11:18:24Z")

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Hello Rebecca 👋

Are you talking about this feature?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/e/c/0ec5375068f37e49cb8b4d3f134d0cdb47365ed0.png)

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### Author: ![rstew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@rstew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rstew)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2023, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-send-pm-flag-option/256152/3 "2023-02-24T11:19:45Z")

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Yes that’s the one. Our community is closed and closely moderated so we want to pick up the flags without there being other discussions we can’t see.

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-send-pm-flag-option/256152/4 "2023-02-24T12:36:32Z")

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There is no specific class to hide this element with CSS. A hacky one would be:

```css
.flag-modal-body > form > div > .flag-action-type:first-child {
    h3:first-child, .controls, hr {
        display: none;
    }
}

```

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/7/4/e7411939e8fafa9708051bf749cb315d2fd93ca4.png)

Would this solution solve your issue?

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-send-pm-flag-option/256152/6 "2023-02-25T07:50:07Z")

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> [@rstew](#):
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> After the latest update, we’ve had a function appear when flagging a post that allows the person flagging to DM the original poster.

Just to note, that’s not a new feature so it suddenly popping up when it wasn’t there before may be down to a setting change? It’s disabled for any group/trust level that doesn’t have permission to send PMs. You could double check your `personal message enabled groups` setting to see if that’s as you expect it to be?