# Using private / personal messages as long term chat

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-private-personal-messages-as-long-term-chat/41356
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** new-feature
**Created:** [21. März 2016 um 09:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-private-personal-messages-as-long-term-chat/41356 "2016-03-21T09:28:07Z")
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### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [21. März 2016 um 22:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-private-personal-messages-as-long-term-chat/41356/5 "2016-03-21T22:12:36Z")

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> [@Mittineague](#):
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> I have a very few long running (3 years now) messages that are longer than 200 replies. They are being used as a type of private topic where sometimes more sensitive issues are discussed.

It may be wise to ‘cycle’ the thread, then - create a new PM with a link back to the last post of the old PM, and edit the old PM’s close message to point to the new PM.

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