Staff notes to a post add the note to the user instead of post

[TheBestPessimist]

I added a staff note,via the moderator wrench to a post. Then to a second post.

Now it seems that in all my posts (disregarding the topic) i see near my username the staff notes icon. I thought i added the note only to that post, and not to my user.

When i click the icon, i get this:

Which correctly takes me to the post.

For me it feels a little weird to have the icon always there near my username. I expected to have the icon only at those posts for which i added the note(s).

Is this the normal behavior?

[david (David Taylor)]

Yes, this is normal. Staff notes are designed to be primarily attached to ‘users’ rather than ‘posts’. If you want to have staff-only information about specific posts, maybe whispers would be more suitable:

How do I create a whisper post?

Whispers are a staff-only feature that allows for private discussion between staff members inside a public topic. Before whisper can be used, they need to be enabled by an administrator by checking enable whispers in site settings. When enabled, all staff members can create a whisper by starting to create a reply as usual, selecting the icon in the toolbar and clicking Toggle whisper: [image] The composer will indicate that the reply is a whisper: [image] Whispers are permanent, t…

[TheBestPessimist]

I see now. Thanks for the explanation!