Tutorial: Reply or Tag a Member Using @ mentions!

[bullmama]

Introducing a new addition to the site, @(username) and Tagging Users!




Have you ever responded to someone in a thread and they never responded back? Perhaps they never read your response?


Have you ever put up a thread and wanted someone in particular to read it?


Well now you can!


@ USERS ~ MENTIONS:


Well, now they can be notified with @(username)!


Similar to twitter, you can @(username) a user while mentioning them in a topic.


For example, you a user uploads a great photo, and you want to make sure they read your response.


You can say @(username), that photo is great!


Then the user will get a notification that you have responded or mentioned them in a thread.


When you use the @(username), it is called a "Mention". Meaning, of course, that you mentioned them in a post.


Another cool part about @(username) is that if you do, it will create a link to their profile!


Here is an example: [MENTION=1]bullmama[/MENTION]


If you want someone to read a thread, you can tag them. The tag users box is right above the first post on the thread over the "Reply to thread" button.

 

[bullmama]

You can now turn off notifications in your settings for mentions, post quotes and thread tags.

Go to Settings--->

Scroll down to the bottom left, and choose Settings under User Tagging.

Check the boxes to disable emails from the following choices:

Disable Mention Emails, Disable Thread Tag Emails, Disable Post Quote Emails, Disable Hashtag Subscriptions

:up:

 

[davidh]

Cool