Redmine

(Initial post was here: http://www.redmine.org/boards/2/topics/11436)

• Ability to create messages in forums which are private to some users
• Privacy is controlled by permission
• Permission is project specific
• Replies to a private message are private.
• Counts of topics, messages and replies should reflect users ability to see private messages.

• Should there be broader ACLs for these?
• What happens to replies if a message is made public? Do these replies become public as well?
• Should it be possible to create a reply that is private to a public message?

This patch is a crib of the private issue patch (#337) for messages. This is my first time dealing with ruby and redmine so please criticize the approach and style with that in mind- I'm aware that there's lots that I do not know here.