Quote Originally Posted by spoiled_lil_boy View Post
Tags are different from mentions, but only slightly. Tags are placed in a list at the top of the thread page and mentions are placed within the body of a post within the thread. Tags don't require the @ (I think). Either will generate a notification to the user.
Thanks for chiming in with better information! I always thought you had to have the @ in front of a name in order to tag someone so they receive a notification. I thought that had been added after DFF had already been up for awhile.