# Users unable to add others to a personal message

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-unable-to-add-others-to-a-personal-message/97671
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [20 september 2018 om 16:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-unable-to-add-others-to-a-personal-message/97671 "2018-09-20T16:11:22Z")
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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: [27 januari 2020 om 18:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-unable-to-add-others-to-a-personal-message/97671/23 "2020-01-27T18:40:30Z")

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Here’s what I found:

- TL2+ users are able to add other users to PMs whether they are the topic starter **or** the recipient
- TL1 PM creators cannot add or remove users.
- TL1 PM recipients can remove themselves, but not add any new users.

According to our Trust Level breakdown, the above behavior seems correct (emphasis added):

> [@Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/90752/1):
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> Users at trust level 2 can…
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> - Use the “Invite others to this topic” button for one-click onboarding of new users to participate in topics
> - Invite outside users to PMs making a group PM

@laughingriver the best thing to do would be to get the site updated. After that we can try to figure out any other factors that might be coming into play.

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