# View Forum as User X

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Juin 5, 2016, 6:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286 "2016-06-05T18:18:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![purldator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@purldator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/purldator)\
**Post date:** [Juin 6, 2016, 2:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-forum-as-user-x/45286/11 "2016-06-06T02:35:55Z")

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> [@Daonanda](#):
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> Just wondering if it possible to have an option where the forum can be viewed as a non-staff member without having to create a separate non-staff account?

For all the work involved under the hood, plus the moral implications, I would suggest you make that dummy account for your purposes.

I made one for the same exact reason while on SMF 2.0 RC, and it worked well for any situation where I needed to view the forum as a regular member, _without_ compromising a member’s privacy for a reason most would consider trivial.

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