# "You sent a message to this user": fadeout of post unclear

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [12 mei 2017 om 13:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592 "2017-05-12T13:58:02Z")
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### Author: ![Sujan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sujan/32/70979_2.png) [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)
#### Post date: [12 mei 2017 om 13:58 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592/1 "2017-05-12T13:58:02Z")

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When I send a message/warning to a user via flag icon → “Send @user a message | I want to talk to this person directly and privately about their post.” → Message / Warning the post gets lighter, almost faded out. This made me assume the post also got removed or deleted, but on reload I only see the “You sent a message to this user” under the post.

Why this fadeout?

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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: [12 mei 2017 om 17:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592/2 "2017-05-12T17:49:37Z")

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As a regular user, or as staff?

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### Author: ![Sujan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sujan/32/70979_2.png) [@Sujan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sujan)
#### Post date: [12 mei 2017 om 18:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592/3 "2017-05-12T18:59:01Z")

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As staff, using the PM from there as a form of private moderation. Mostly positive, sometimes negative - and each time if anything changed with the post now that I sent a message or warning because visually something changed - until I reload.

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [2 juni 2017 om 04:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592/4 "2017-06-02T04:02:34Z")

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> [@Sujan](#):
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> When I send a message/warning to a user via flag icon -\> “Send @user a message | I want to talk to this person directly and privately about their post.” -\> Message / Warning the post gets lighter, almost faded out.

I can confirm that the post fades when you send an “Official Warning” (via Flag → “Send @user a message”).

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/c/fc7f39cde8addd601f4d381c410c4c5b35d39f6b.png)

Reloading the page unfades that post.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/9/f9844ffa4a67321a9bdfbe25a45d22b56207a9ae.png)

I am not sure if this is by design or a bug.

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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: [2 juni 2017 om 04:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592/5 "2017-06-02T04:28:39Z")

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What does it look like if you view it as anon?

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### Author: ![techAPJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/techapj/32/342990_2.png) [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [2 juni 2017 om 04:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user-fadeout-of-post-unclear/62592/6 "2017-06-02T04:29:49Z")

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The post looks normal (not faded) as anon.

The fade effect only shows up for staff who sent warning and disappears as soon as the page is reloaded.