# Unable to retroactively make a post reply into a whisper

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-retroactively-make-a-post-reply-into-a-whisper/48259
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [8월 5, 2016, 3:11오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-retroactively-make-a-post-reply-into-a-whisper/48259 "2016-08-05T15:11:47Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [8월 5, 2016, 7:03오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-retroactively-make-a-post-reply-into-a-whisper/48259/2 "2016-08-05T19:03:55Z")

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Er, the cat is out of the bag once you post as a not-whisper. Going back and retconning posts into whispers via editing is not something I can support as a feature.

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