# Should direct messages be approved?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-direct-messages-be-approved/28735>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** approval\
**Created:** [May 13, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-direct-messages-be-approved/28735 "2015-05-13T00:05:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![watchmanmonitor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/watchmanmonitor/32/430970_2.png) [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-direct-messages-be-approved/28735/1 "2015-05-13T00:05:42Z")

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In our newly moderated forum, I just got a moderated post which I think is a reply to a private message I sent a user.

Should PM’s be exempt from moderation?

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