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How to tag someone in a post?
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tautech:

--- Quote from: PlainName on March 01, 2024, 11:29:54 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on March 01, 2024, 10:48:19 am ---@PlainName so you don't feel left out.  :)

--- End quote ---

Thank you  :-+

Well, that's  interesting.

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It is.
Go back and look at my post where I Copy/Paste your handle and unlike the mention from metebalci, mine was not hyperlinked.  :-//
metebalci:

--- Quote from: tautech on March 01, 2024, 11:39:16 am ---
--- Quote from: PlainName on March 01, 2024, 11:29:54 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on March 01, 2024, 10:48:19 am ---@PlainName so you don't feel left out.  :)

--- End quote ---

Thank you  :-+

Well, that's  interesting.

--- End quote ---
It is.
Go back and look at my post where I Copy/Paste your handle and unlike the mention from metebalci, mine was not hyperlinked.  :-//

--- End quote ---

For some (many?) people, at symbol does not create a proper mention (with link etc.) at the moment. It works for me, I dont know why. I saw @tautech 's mention of @PlainName was not working so I posted another one.
tggzzz:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 01, 2024, 10:52:21 am ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on February 29, 2024, 09:43:38 pm ---
--- Quote from: Zero999 on February 29, 2024, 07:43:14 pm ---I don't see why anyone would complain if they can switch notifications about being tagged off.

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Because it allows/encourages a lower standard of discpurse, as I have noted (in no order)
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/how-to-tag-someone-in-a-post/msg5363234/#msg5363234
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/how-to-tag-someone-in-a-post/msg5353361/#msg5353361
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/how-to-tag-someone-in-a-post/msg5363843/#msg5363843
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/how-to-tag-someone-in-a-post/msg5359802/#msg5359802
and others have noted from their viewpoint.

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I doesn't appear to be a very rational argument to me.

Anyone could easily write @tggzz in their post, the only difference would be the forum software having the ability to automatically create a profile link and notifying you, unless you have it switched off.  It seems irrational to think everyone is going to suddenly start playing up, if such a feature were introduced. In reality, it will make little difference to those who have notifications disabled.

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You seem not to have read all the points.

I agree that not many people will suddenly misbehave, and that the notifications are (currently?) relatively unobtrusive.

Even if that doesn't happen, the quality of discourse will be lowered by

* choosing to reference people, which I find lacking in taste
* avoiding referencing exactly what they said, thus being unclear and ambiguous. That is already happening, as I have noted.
Fundamentally I dislike the way FarceBook and Twatter actively encourage superficial "engagement", and actively discourage considered exchange of subtle arguments. They do that using mentions and preventing quoting.
Zero999:
@tggzzz

That's a bit presumptuous of you. On the contrary. I have read all of the points. I just disagree with them.

1) That's just your opinion that referring to people is lacking in taste.
2) It makes sense, rather than quoting, if someone's made a short post and it should be obvious, when I refer to them, I'm referring to their most recent reply.
3) Implementing tagging will not turn this site into a social media platform. The quoting facility will still remain and we have a completely different user base.

I also find unnecessary quoting takes up more space. It can make make the thread harder and more time consuming to read a thread. This thread is a classic example of this.
PlainName:

--- Quote from: metebalci on March 01, 2024, 11:41:43 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on March 01, 2024, 11:39:16 am ---
--- Quote from: PlainName on March 01, 2024, 11:29:54 am ---
--- Quote from: tautech on March 01, 2024, 10:48:19 am ---@PlainName so you don't feel left out.  :)

--- End quote ---

Thank you  :-+

Well, that's  interesting.

--- End quote ---
It is.
Go back and look at my post where I Copy/Paste your handle and unlike the mention from metebalci, mine was not hyperlinked.  :-//

--- End quote ---

For some (many?) people, at symbol does not create a proper mention (with link etc.) at the moment. It works for me, I dont know why. I saw @tautech 's mention of @PlainName was not working so I posted another one.

--- End quote ---

Both of yours worked. I wonder if it's an ad-blocker thing, or the editor used - I think there are two ways to get into the editor when quoting.

@PlainName - see if I can annoy myself :) [edit: not a chance]
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