# User who sends the automatic Welcome Message has overflowing PM box

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-who-sends-the-automatic-welcome-message-has-overflowing-pm-box/28315
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 5, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-who-sends-the-automatic-welcome-message-has-overflowing-pm-box/28315 "2015-05-05T01:55:50Z")
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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: [July 20, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-who-sends-the-automatic-welcome-message-has-overflowing-pm-box/28315/21 "2015-07-20T19:31:29Z")

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We are consolidating this discussion here

> [@Are you using a real user to send welcome messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-you-using-a-real-user-to-send-welcome-messages/24292):
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> I started off our new Discourse forum with me as the designated sender of the Welcome Message. I figured this would be a nice way to give the message a human touch, and I did indeed have a few pleasant exchanges, just like I had here here on Meta when I got my welcome message from @codinghorror Problem is, I now have hundreds out outgoing messages crowding up my Messages. When I went there to find an exchange I needed to reference it was really difficult because all of the messages are titled t…

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