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How to tag someone in a post?

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xrunner:
Can I mention myself?

@xrunner

No? ... damn!

I wanted to use it to help me remember certain posts of mine because I have a bad memory. I was going to buy that memory supplement Previgen. The problem is I can't remember to buy it!  :o

metebalci:

--- Quote from: PlainName on March 01, 2024, 12:52:30 pm ---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]

--- End quote ---

I dont see tautech's original mention as a link. Do not look at my quote of tautech's post, if I quote a non-working mention (no link) it becomes a working one (link). Your mention of yourself is also not working. Mine will probably work, @metebalci .

Ranayna:

--- Quote from: metebalci on March 01, 2024, 12:57:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: PlainName on March 01, 2024, 12:52:30 pm ---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]

--- End quote ---

I dont see tautech's original mention as a link. Do not look at my quote of tautech's post, if I quote a non-working mention (no link) it becomes a working one (link). Your mention of yourself is also not working. Mine will probably work, @metebalci .

--- End quote ---

Might have to do with the Quick Reply?
If you have that enabled it has a few features otherwise not present. I recall there was something enabling you to only quote marked text passages for example.
Interestingly whatever script does it's magic also looks like it looks into the quotes. In PlainNames original post, the @ was not reformatted into a mention, but in Metembalci's answer it was.

@Ranayna Test via Quick Reply

Ranayna:
@Ranayna And another Test with the normal Reply Editor on a separate Page


Ok, does it in both for me. No notification appearing anyway, but the @ was automatically converted to a link to the profile.

PlainName:

--- Quote ---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.
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This. Just quote the relevant bit, and even that isn't necessary if there is no intervening diversion. We're not all so stupid that we can't work out what it's about, or are unable to scroll up if we need more context.

In fact, some of the wall-of-text posts in this thread are perfect examples of the art. Take, for instance, Nominal's multi-point comment (which I choose merely because it's the last example at this point). The entire (I think - too much to check, sorry) post that is a comment to is quoted, which conforms to the full-quote agenda, but each of the subquotes and corresponding response could be hived off to a separate post and not lose any meaning or context. The response is for that specific text being quoted and should be read as such.

In contrast, the alternative wall of text I find just wasting space. Where is the specific thing being responded to? Which of the many parts is relevant? Dunno, so I just read the response (once I've found it) and make up what the context might be.

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