# How to PM a user without it being public **URL:** \ **Category:** Website Issues\ **Created:** [May 18, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/how-to-pm-a-user-without-it-being-public/216271 "2020-05-18T18:20:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shadow99](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/copa/user_avatar/forum.cirruspilots.org/shadow99/32/131793_2.png) [@Shadow99](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/Shadow99)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/how-to-pm-a-user-without-it-being-public/216271/1 "2020-05-18T18:20:14Z")
Newbie here. I had a member ask a question and I wanted to reply to him and I did but it ended up in the thread. How can I respond to him without it being public? ---
**Author:** ![hanstb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/copa/user_avatar/forum.cirruspilots.org/hanstb/32/163162_2.png) [@hanstb](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/hanstb)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/how-to-pm-a-user-without-it-being-public/216271/2 "2020-05-18T18:35:41Z")
> [@Shadow99](#): > > How can I respond to him without it being public? First click on their avatar to expand their user card, then click on the message icon, this will start a new private message with a link to the thread you are responding to. Hope this helps! ![PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/copa/original/3X/5/5/55ed957781b124e4670cb8d7ff274ee0f5c25ece.png) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/copa/original/1X/ba2b40705401c3dd99dcc1c927b73d561cb4d3cf.png) [@system](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/how-to-pm-a-user-without-it-being-public/216271/3 "2020-05-23T18:31:24Z")
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