# Messages Feedback: Microscopic Text Boxes, Search **URL:** \ **Category:** Feedback\ **Created:** [June 22, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/messages-feedback-microscopic-text-boxes-search/2166 "2018-06-22T13:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![bjorn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/bjorn/32/389_2.png) [@bjorn](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/bjorn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/messages-feedback-microscopic-text-boxes-search/2166/13 "2018-07-16T20:59:04Z")
I have not experienced messages actually disappearing, but this private messaging system has been begging for improvements for so long. Probably one is supposed to just use e-mail instead. See also: > [@How do I get to my message history with a specific patron?](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/how-do-i-get-to-my-message-history-with-a-specific-patron/1554): > > When I visit a Patron’s profile page, I can see their current pledge, their lifetime support, and there’s a little box I can use to write a message to them. How do I see what messages we’ve exchanged in the past? Right now, I think what I have to do is go to [https://www.patreon.com/messages](https://www.patreon.com/messages) and scroll a lot, hoping I notice their name as it goes by. I’ve had about 600 patrons over the course of my campaign, so that’s a lot of scrolling. I would love love love the option to have in-Patreon mess… --- _[View the full topic](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/messages-feedback-microscopic-text-boxes-search/2166)._