# "You sent a message to this user."

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [2 مايو 2017، 12:40ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918 "2017-05-02T00:40:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)
#### Post date: [2 مايو 2017، 12:40ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918/1 "2017-05-02T00:40:09Z")

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When I, as a regular user, use the flag icon to send a private message to a user about their post, that post will forevermore have the following text below it:

> You sent a message to this user.

That text is blue and mouseover makes it _look_ like a link, the pointer changes as if it were. But it is _not_ a link. Clicking it does nothing.

Could it become a link?

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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [2 مايو 2017، 1:32ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918/2 "2017-05-02T01:32:46Z")

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I could’ve sworn that was a link? Is this a regression?

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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 مايو 2017، 1:36ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918/3 "2017-05-02T01:36:15Z")

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I think it has behaved that way for a while. This is mostly for staff, but it could be for regular users too.

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### Author: ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)
#### Post date: [2 مايو 2017، 5:05ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918/4 "2017-05-02T05:05:49Z")

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I don’t recall it working as a link for regular users, ever. But the times I’ve tried to use it as one are very few.

If it is not going to be a link, I’d rather it didn’t look like one.

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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: [2 مايو 2017، 5:49ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918/5 "2017-05-02T05:49:24Z")

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The text should probably also be changed.

> You sent a message this user about this post.

hmmm…

> You sent a message to the author about this post.

Bleh. Needs more editing.

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### Author: ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)
#### Post date: [2 مايو 2017، 6:19م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918/6 "2017-05-02T18:19:25Z")

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> You privately responded to this post.

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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [15 فبراير 2018، 10:59ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/you-sent-a-message-to-this-user/61918/7 "2018-02-15T10:59:29Z")

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How can I review what was sent? I don’t see it as an email, nor do I see it in ‘Sent’ items of the in-Discource private messages - where has it gone?