>>103181719
What are you looking at? You're just describing the use of name prefix.
local model example of prompt sent:
<|im_start|>user
Anon: hey Bob<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Bob:
In group chat, sending assistant token with {{char}}:
makes the model reply as {{char}}, without explicit instruction on who to reply as (known as "group nudge" under chat completion). Not required in solo chat.