# Cannot @-mention Deactivated Users

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/cannot-mention-deactivated-users/3661>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [December 6, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/cannot-mention-deactivated-users/3661 "2022-12-06T17:16:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/cannot-mention-deactivated-users/3661/1 "2022-12-06T17:16:15Z")

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Bug or feature?

Deactivation of a User may be temporary, so it would be useful to be able to continue to “@”-mention deactivated Users (e.g., in a RTF).

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/cannot-mention-deactivated-users/3661/2 "2022-12-06T17:20:32Z")

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It’s the expected behaviour.  
(but note that you can still #mention a deactivated user)

What’s the use case for temporary deactivation? If it’s to save a licence, could you consider making them a Guest instead…?

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Blais](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/matt_blais/32/1464_2.png) [@Matt\_Blais](https://community.fibery.io/u/Matt_Blais)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/cannot-mention-deactivated-users/3661/3 "2022-12-06T17:26:04Z")

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I have several Users who have been deactivated to save on $$$ since the client is not yet ready to continue Fibery adoption.

I could make these Users Guests instead, but would I be able to change them back to Members later, and would there be any side-effects of changing their status back and forth like this?

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/cannot-mention-deactivated-users/3661/4 "2022-12-06T17:28:23Z")

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> [@Matt\_Blais](#):
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> I could make these Users Guests instead, but would I be able to change them back to Members later, and would there be any side-effects of changing their status back and forth like this?

You can change them back and forth all you like, and you should only pay pro-rata for the time when they are Members.