How do you tag someone in a thread?

[EricNorthmanIsMyMaker]

I've noticed in the Christmas present swap thread that people are being tagged so they know others want their gifts.
Tried @ before the name a la Facebook but that didn't seem to work.

Oh do you mean ' EricNorthmanIsMyMaker I'd like your smellies'?

If so you put a * around each end of the name.

There is no tagging on MN. It's just bolding the name so it stands out, as lougle just said.

That's exactly what I meant lougle. Thanks

Pleasure

Thankslougle been trying to work that out myself!

lougle

lougle. Ha. Thank you

Hello, we are actually working on a tagging feature as we speak, so you soon (hopefully) will be able to use @username and that person will get a message if you so wish (and if they so wish).

Justine

Oh God No.

@NotYoda

Take a look at this thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2807531-New-feature-mentions. The new tagging system has been running since December. You can opt out of it though!

Thanks!

I think you're on the wrong thread here Peggy2479

Suggest you go back to this one www.mumsnet.com/Talk/vegan/3154414-Revolted-by-seeing-others-eat-meat?!

PanPanPanPing
Haha I am! I'm trying to copy the whole text to post it somewhere else but I can't work out how to! Sorry! 😡