# Can mods and admins view PMs sent between posters?

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**Created:** [April 10, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mods-and-admins-view-pms-sent-between-posters/492655 "2009-04-10T16:01:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mods-and-admins-view-pms-sent-between-posters/492655/21 "2009-04-11T17:16:50Z")

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Considering how some mods here have bragged about their inability to read their own PMs, I don’t think I would worry about them reading mine (if I had something I wanted private).

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**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mods-and-admins-view-pms-sent-between-posters/492655/22 "2009-04-11T21:16:57Z")

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> [@Una\_Persson](#):
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> No, we’re on the same channel - I assumed you were making a small joke, and took no umbrage whatsoever.

Hmm. Yet I’m still missing one umbrage. I wonder if I misplaced it.

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