I suppose in that case it just falls down under what distinction you want to make, is the rule there to stop people from breaking immersion or is the rule there because people shouldn’t say anything ooc in ic period.
Yeah, though there should really be a hotkey for it, like hitting m, t, or o activate their respective chat boxes, pressing l should do the same.
Basically this. Not only can you not always 100% know if someone is around but it also makes no sense to do that as your character. And you are your character IC until you are an actual ghost.