# Why I'm Leaving This Board **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 15, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-leaving-this-board/961063 "2022-03-15T00:11:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 89
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-leaving-this-board/961063/89 "2022-05-21T14:46:21Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > It’s basically a bug of the software that the only easy way to do this, the way the software suggests you do this, also removes from the poster access to their own report, and comments the mods made to them. Does the “Reply as new Group Message” option not work for PMs? I’m pretty sure it does. Do that first, _then_ take that new message thread private. This leaves the original thread undisturbed, but still linked from the new one… ETA: just tested, and it definitely works. Also, sorry for the extra PM/ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-leaving-this-board/961063)._