# Whispers says only mods can see them when others can

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-says-only-mods-can-see-them-when-others-can/248786>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** completed, whispers\
**Created:** [December 13, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-says-only-mods-can-see-them-when-others-can/248786 "2022-12-13T12:51:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joseph\_Hansen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/joseph_hansen/32/280051_2.png) [@Joseph\_Hansen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Joseph_Hansen)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-says-only-mods-can-see-them-when-others-can/248786/2 "2022-12-13T16:59:11Z")

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This isn’t true, at least not in my experience- whispered posts aren’t visible, even as a “hidden reply”, to users without access. I just tested it to make sure; a topic with one whispered reply shows no replies (it doesn’t even show the infobox that gets added with replies) to a non-moderator

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