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

So if you wanted to really piss someone off, you could tag them repeatedly in random threads?
Like in all the Christmas threads in June?

On the plus side, it my encourage User3849492727193493721 to namechange. Ain't nobody gonna tag that fucker.

@FurryDogMother has your own tag or this one come up in your email?

Babynamechange OMG HELLO! I can't remember what username I had when I was on your threads but I do sometimes wonder how you're both getting on. I really hope things are ok! Feel free to PM me if you like

I don't get it.
@user125456 reads at user125456 to me.
Is it instead of wrt user123553's post, or does it mean user1255522I am talking to you.

I have just discovered twerking and tweeting are two different things. Now this.

#savetheluddites

@LineyReborn I got an email when you tagged me - it seemed to ignore me tagging myself :D

That's what I thought FurryDog.

We are now in the know.

Don't think there's any danger of my imbox being overloaded here. Mostly if anyone (ugh) 'tags' me, I get called Bacon anyway.

Well.... that's interesting, I only got an email through for @BIN4RY

@00100001 and @01234567890 didn't work... guessing because all numbers? or they start with a number

Testing with another secret name that starts with a numeral

@5FootMama

Tell your techy people I'm broken

Omg omg!!! I was mentioned
I feel so bloody famous @KatieScarlett and for that I won't even toss my head or give you a haughty look. It is Christmas after all.
Merry Christmas Katie

OK, just doesn't work with all numbers

@5footmama worked

@00100001 and @01234567890 nada.

Well as much fun as this tagging business is I have NCIS to watch.
Night night peeps

Am I dim? What is the bloody point?

What's different to TIO? That I look at when I come on MN.

Fiderer would only come up on a West Wing thread and I'm on them anyway. Start half of them.

Furry
PMSL @ tagging myself 😂
The MN version of trying to send yourself a Valentine's card - aawww

Fiderer
The only use I can think of is annoying the hell out of actual trolls by flooding their inboxes...mwahaha

Soupy so if I started a thread "FAO Soupy" you'd ignore it? OK. PM it is then!

@RustyBear

Just checking...

Soupy so if I started a thread "FAO Soupy" you'd ignore it?

No, I would have hidden the entire topic.

Doesn't work for me. I'm conflicted.

@BathshebaSnowflakeStone

I've seen threads asking for this, does it not work on your own username then @CotswoldStrife

Shame we can't use it instead of the reporting system for MNHQ

@Fiderer

I just have to test this nonsense @LynetteScavo

Lynette, I'll test you and you can do me @LynetteScavo because it doesn't seem to work if you do it to yourself