Originally Posted by Tegz

no, because there WERE people there. We did make it clear that they couldn't be HEARD from the other tables, but there were people there.

Take your cue from what is in their post. If someone says 'she whispered so nobody else could hear' or 'nobody else was around' or anything like that, then you should assume that you reading it ooc remains ooc. Otherwise your best bet is, like I said, to ask the RPers, or to post your character there and hearing something (if its possible for them to hear something).

Here's an example, say you've got two charries in flourish and blotts and they kiss... but they've specifically said that they're behind some bookshelves and there is NOT anyone nearby/in view, then if you said your charrie saw them or heard about it, it would be ooc because only those two characters know. However, if you posted your charrie innocently browsing the shelves and then OMG SEE SOMETHING!OMG!MY EYES THEY BURN (lol, thats just how West would react, I dunno how yours would) then it becomes IC knowledge. Likewise if someone ELSE sees, and your charrie legitimately hears gossip, in character, then you can count it as known.


In real life people aren't all knowing, and don't have the opportunity to see what is going on everywhere at once, so its something to keep in mind here too.

In short, yes, gossip can be heard, but it should happen IC and not through ooc means.