# Thoughts on Turning Off Personal Messaging and Chats

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-on-turning-off-personal-messaging-and-chats/361814
**Category:** Community Building
**Tags:** chat, personal-messages
**Created:** [April 14, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-on-turning-off-personal-messaging-and-chats/361814 "2025-04-14T22:11:17Z")
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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-on-turning-off-personal-messaging-and-chats/361814/6 "2025-04-15T12:18:34Z")

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If you’re self hosted there are some options you might find useful.

Like Always allow pm to staff.

> [@Allow-pm-to-staff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-pm-to-staff/260946):
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> information_sourceSummary Allow all users to PM Staffhammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/pfaffman/discourse-allow-pm-to-staff](https://github.com/pfaffman/discourse-allow-pm-to-staff)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features Allow users to send a PM to staff even if they would not otherwise be able to send a PM. Configuration allow\_pm\_to\_staff\_enabled–Enables the plugin (default true) allow\_pm\_allowed\_pm\_groups–Set groups who can receive PMs from all users (default “staff”). S…

Otherwise if pm is turned off new users will not know what they are missing.

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