# Tagging someone who does not have access to a personal message

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagging-someone-who-does-not-have-access-to-a-personal-message/105235
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [29 בדצמבר,‏ 2018,‏ 12:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagging-someone-who-does-not-have-access-to-a-personal-message/105235 "2018-12-29T00:39:17Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [29 בדצמבר,‏ 2018,‏ 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tagging-someone-who-does-not-have-access-to-a-personal-message/105235/2 "2018-12-29T02:23:41Z")

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Mentioning someone in a personal message when they do not have access to it, will (usually) produce a UX warning in the editor, because it won’t work. You can do it, but they won’t get notified or gain access to that message.

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