# Staged users getting user\_linked emails

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-getting-user-linked-emails/145202>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [March 23, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-getting-user-linked-emails/145202 "2020-03-23T09:12:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![tshenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tshenry/32/119495_2.png) [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staged-users-getting-user-linked-emails/145202/8 "2020-03-30T18:00:58Z")

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Here’s a basic repro:

1. Site is login required, categories are not private
2. Send PM to an email that is not associated with an account yet to create a staged user
3. Have that staged user reply to the PM by email
4. Quote the staged user’s emailed PM reply in a separate topic on the forum
5. Link to the staged user’s emailed PM reply in a separate topic on the forum
6. ~~No `user_linked` email notifications were sent to the staged user~~ There was a delay, but the staged user did end up receiving notification emails for both.

Thoughts @codinghorror?

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