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Tagging other members into a post using @

Discussion in 'Network Information, Suggestions and Feedback' started by Owen, Jan 27, 2017.

  1. Owen

    Owen Member

    I keep forgetting we have this function.
    Just remembered to use it in a post to attract those members I mentioned .
    If you put a @ then the members user name then they will be tagged in that post .
    Helps other members link to their profile .
    For example if I want to alert Clive to a post about matches & petrol & can put @CL1
    I think the tagged member gets a notification, can someone tag me just so I can check.
     
    Owen, Jan 27, 2017
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  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    @Owen

    (Think notifications will depend on preferences set by user?)
     
    dbf, Jan 27, 2017
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  3. Owen

    Owen Member

    Got all my boxes ticked but didnt get an Alert that you tagged me. :(
     
    Owen, Jan 27, 2017
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  4. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    Maybe the prefix 'tw' is needed ? :-P
     
    Rich Payne, Jan 27, 2017
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  5. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    But you're following the thread? Likely that notification trumps the user tag?

    @Test profile
     
    von Poop, Jan 28, 2017
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  6. Test profile

    Test profile Junior Member Patron

    Nope... nothing.
    Hmm.
     
    Test profile, Jan 28, 2017
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  7. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    von Poop, Jan 28, 2017
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  8. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Looks like the person tagged needs to already be following the thread... which is quite bizarre.
    Might be a setting, but suspect it may be to protect people from tagging abuse on the madder sort of forum.
     
    von Poop, Jan 28, 2017
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  9. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles Patron

    From what I've found elsewhere:

    If someone is watching a thread, they won't receive a mention alert as the new reply alert 'overrides' this. If someone is quoted and tagged, they'll get an alert for the quote and not the tag. If a post is edited and a tag is added afterwards, no alert will be sent. If someone tags say 10 people and the user group tagging permission is set to say 5, then only 5 people will get the tag alerts.

    Further, users can opt out of alerts via: Profile > Alerts > Alert Preferences > Receive an alert when... someone mentions you in a message [tick/untick box]
     
    Charley Fortnum, Jan 6, 2018
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  10. Owen

    Owen Member

    Owen, Jan 16, 2025
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  11. JohnG505

    JohnG505 Getting there......

    Cheers Owen

    Muchly appreciated.
     
    JohnG505, Jan 16, 2025
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  12. Owen

    Owen Member

    Cheers , I can confirm I did get a notification I was tagged.
     
    Owen, Jan 16, 2025
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