The @ reply function

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Hi @MNHQ!

My @ function to reply to a poster no longer seems to have a full list on the drop down on my iOS app. Is this an error?

I know it's a small thing but it was a useful function when trying to correctly spell nickname idiosyncrasies.

Hi OP

Can we just check that your app is all up to date?

Hi @LilyMumsnet yes it is!

I'm getting this too - have had this for some time now, and it's really frustrating - it's such a good feature!

Me too. Sometimes the poster I want to @ isn't available on the list.

Yes exactly that @MNHQ. It's especially tricky if you want to mention a poster who has a complicated username and have to remember it!

Same

Samsies

Thanks all - we're looking into it!

Same issue for me - has been for a while - I assumed it must be something to do with user opting out of being @ but maybe not?!

Same

Hi, Thanks for reporting this issue. We're taking another look behind the scenes and will let you know when we have more news.

Thanks!

It would be a good thing if posters who had the @ function switched off (like I do) don't come up on the list.

I’ve seen this - please can someone tell me how it is supposed to work (a link to explanation would be great)
Thanks

Yes here too.

Recently @'d nightwatchers for a porn spambot. There were over 100, i think nearer 150 for one to clear up, till someone popped by and managed to pull all the remaining posts and kick the troll out the back door.

They didn't receive emails.

I still haven't received the email KnowMenClature!

Are there bugs in the email at MN

There has never been a full list of posters on the thread in the @ list for me

However, I find if you type @ and then the first couple of letters of the username it appears

Does it only work with two letters AF and always work with two letters?

well ive tried that, and its not always worked, as my way of using @ is to start typing rather than select from the list initially.

It remains though that emails are not working.

The point about not being on the list if you deselected @ notifications, doesn't stop people @'ing you though, and makesnit looks like the list doesn't work properly.

I thought you had to type the name manually - I’ve never had the drop down menu of names.

It seems to work that way for me KMC but might need more letters if there are similarly-spelled names on the list

Doesn't it jump out at you as very poorly written code, AF, that a basic list isn't even organised?

It's pretty sloppy. Its also intuitive when organised, to scroll down, or start eliminating by putting in the first letter and so on.

countess do you have the @ symbol displayed beneath your reply box along with the others?

It's never had the full list for me. But typing in a couple of letters it popped up. Now it doesn't.

Also sometimes posters from other threads I've been on pop up!

We're sorry this is an issue - clearly we'd like to make it easier rather than harder to find the user you want to @...

We'll chase this up now and see if there's a solution for you all.

Thanks for being patience with us!

@FlissMumsnet thanks