Let's talk about whispering on Fluther.

The “whisper” is the one flutherhtml code I have never used. I understand bold and italics and their importance in typed speech, but the whisper? Not so much. Any time I see whispers, I imagine the person cupping their hand to their mouth and saying the whispered words so quietly.

Do you use the whisper, and if so, why? What is meant to be conveyed by the use of the smaller text? Are you always meaning to whisper it?