# Whispers vs Staff Notes

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-vs-staff-notes/95305>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [21 באוגוסט,‏ 2018,‏ 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-vs-staff-notes/95305 "2018-08-21T15:01:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [21 באוגוסט,‏ 2018,‏ 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whispers-vs-staff-notes/95305/2 "2018-08-21T15:05:15Z")

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> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> - Whispers is part of the Settings and Staff Notes is a plugin?

Correct

> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> Whispers is for adding notes to posts while Staff Notes is for for adding a note to a user profile? ie. if I don’t approve a user, I can leave a Staff Note in the user’s profile for others to see why this user has not been approved? and if I see something dodgy in a posts I can add a whisper such as “do we take language used in this post as acceptable?”.

Correct

> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> - How can we find all the whispers left? If I start a shift I want to see what the previous moderator has “whispered”.

There is no page that shows all whispers. Typically whispers would only apply to a specific topic, so they are only visible within the topic. If you want to record something about a user which other staff need to see across the forum, staff notes would be better.

> [@testingsoftware](#):
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> - Are both seen ONLY by Admin and Moderators?

Correct

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