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Using '/w ' to whisper to yourself no longer an option?

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Did something change with using "/w " in chat to whisper to yourself?&nbsp; Seems that this used to work... <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Text_Chat#Whispers" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Text_Chat#Whispers</a> A player or the GM can whisper to themselves using the /w or /w gm commands where applicable. Thanks
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Edit: update based on your screenshot,&nbsp; you need to put /w VINCE test not /w test unless you have a Character named "test" that is controlled by Vince --------- Just tested and it's still working normally for me, Vince. What are you seeing? Of course I will send the usual Troubleshooting steps and move this to Bugs & Technical Issues forum, if called for. I did a triple-test, /w gm Messages comes through to me the GM /w GOLD Message comes through to me the player /w TheGoldCharacter Message comes through to me as a Character controller
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I'm sure I'm off my rocker... I thought we could enter "/w test" and it would whisper "test" to me as a player.&nbsp; Instead, it tries to find a character/player with the name "test" and errors out.&nbsp; I quoted the wiki which seems to indicate that would work as well.&nbsp; I get the concept/syntax of using a character/player name as well.&nbsp; Just thought when left out, it used to default to the player making the whisper.&nbsp; lol
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As far as I remember it's always called for a Target/Name after the /w and the only Non-Player/Character generic name that can be used is "gm". If you use /talktomyself ON once then everything after that will be, effectively, a hidden-from-others chat to yourself. Could that be what you're thinking of? The wiki text you quoted appears, technically, correct if not absolutely clear. It says you can use /w "where applicable", and the applicability is when you've named who the whisper goes to!
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Groovy.&nbsp; Just recalled it differently, but the syntax/methodology makes perfect sense.&nbsp; You may close this at your leasure.