# What is a Notification exactly?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-notification-exactly/102760
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-notification-exactly/102760 "2018-11-26T10:27:42Z")
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### Author:  [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-notification-exactly/102760/1 "2018-11-26T10:27:42Z")
Hi,
When I Mute a user, suppressing all notifications from this user, what does this stops happening exactly?
My guess it that:
1. when following a thread, I won’t get a notification that a muted user has posted in that thread, but will i see that post?
2. If that user likes my post I won’t get notification either.
3. in my Notification list, I won’t see any notification from that user
4. anything else?
Will I still see posts from this Muted user?
Will this user be able to send me Private Messages? In our Community this would be very handy as opposed to a blanket ban on all Private Messages ( I understand that this would not work for others. I believe that it is good to have the option thought.)
Thanks
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-notification-exactly/102760/2 "2018-11-26T11:06:38Z")
> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> when following a thread, I won’t get a notification that a muted user has posted in that thread, but will i see that post?
Yes
> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> If that user likes my post I won’t get notification either
Yes
> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> in my Notification list, I won’t see any notification from that user
Exact
> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> Will I still see posts from this Muted user?
Yes, you will not receive notifications but the posts will be visible
> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> Will this user be able to send me Private Messages?
Nope, if a muted user try to send you a message he/she will see this warning
> Sorry, {%username} is not accepting messages at the moment.
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### Author:  [@testingsoftware](https://meta.discourse.org/u/testingsoftware)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-notification-exactly/102760/3 "2018-11-26T11:34:25Z")
Fantastic, thanks for the clarification.
I’ll let my users know.
:+1:
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-a-notification-exactly/102760/4 "2018-12-26T11:34:29Z")
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