New feature - @ mentions

[RebeccaMumsnet]

Afternoon

As previously requested, we're very pleased to introduce a new tag function.

You will now be able to tag Mumsnetters by name on Talk threads - just type @ followed by their username, et voila! The MNer in question will get an email notification (unless they've turned the feature off). So to tag user LovelyMNer, you'd type @LovelyMNer, and so forth.

This is now available to all users on the Mumsnet site and in the Talk app. It's switched on by default, but if it's not for you, just turn it off by going to Customise Settings.

As usual, this is a beta version, so please do let us know what you think and how it works for you, and we'll feed all your thoughts back to our tech team.

Cheers and happy tagging,

MNHQ

@RebeccaMumsnet it doesn't work with Christmas names.

@BathshebaDarkstone

@BathshebaSnowflakeStone

It should

Mine took a while to come through. Also check spam

I'm getting nothing with either name.

It worked for my Christmas name.

Ah thank you @DollyPlastic, just waiting for it to come through :)

Is this the reason it's taken so long to sort out the user987654321 nonsense? Techs have been concentrating on this so didn't have time?? Priorities, MN, priorities!

I will admit, I'm a little perplexed that it doesn't automatically bold. I would have thought (as on mn we generally speak to people by bolding their name) that would have been 'included'?

Just testing.

@BeyondIBringYouGoodTidings

@BathshebaSnowflakeStone

Don't want to patronise you - just trying to help- You did set the email to receive notices? I had to set mine a few times as it wouldn't save the changes. I kept ticking it then "save changes" and it wouldn't save.

I just checked, mine is definitely turned on, but no emails yet

Just testing

@MissSueFlay

Lol. It doesn't work for yourself

@MissSueFlay

@BeyondIBringYouGoodTidings

Still nothing @LeadPipe, thanks for trying. Mine must be broken :(

Any ideas @RebeccaMumsnet? @MNTech, how do I tag you?

You rang?

I'll flag to Tech now... bear with...

I @ed myself and it did work

@leadpipe

@00100001

So can we tag ourselves as people do when they put a . to act as a placemaker?

@lougle

No email, so I presume self-tagging is a no.

It would appear that one cannot @ oneself.

Mine hasn't worked.

Has anyone else's self tag worked?

My email just came through.

Exactly 61 minutes after self-tagging.

Hohoho

@SpeakNoWords