# Group-specific Whispers in addition to staff

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-specific-whispers-in-addition-to-staff/233114>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** whispers\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-specific-whispers-in-addition-to-staff/233114 "2022-07-17T16:50:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![jordan-violet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan-violet/32/281428_2.png) [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-specific-whispers-in-addition-to-staff/233114/14 "2024-05-18T18:31:23Z")

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> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> Is it worth considering accepting that constraint?
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> What are the scenarios where you’d need an admin to be able to whisper and not have it visible to all employees?

Unfortunately we also need to administer our internal users too, at times! When you start getting so big, there arise scenarios that are equally as fitting of an admin-only discussion. I could tell you more about this use case in a DM, should you be interested.

> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> And wouldn’t you at least sometimes want admins to be able to whisper to other employees if you’re letting other employees whisper to each other? How would that work?

Yes!

- Staff can see/reply/create staff whispers
- Staff can see/reply create regular whispers
- Employees can see/reply/create regular whispers
- Employees _ **cannot** _ see/reply/create staff whispers

e.g. staff would see this:

 ![chrome_pSVvONzBbS](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/4/2/5426f6bc094245339490248e2bdde05294309661.png)

and employees would see this:

 ![chrome_55DZdTr6AK](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/e/2/7e20deb26f3da5cc1d7c7c8e938062e1d77d76db.png)

Those are just some Frankenstein screenshots, but I think that gives the gist.

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