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I'm old, explain this to me....
How do I tag a user in a post so he/she sees it? Is that what the @ sign does? Is that the same thing as a "mention"?
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Diane--single empty-nester in small-town Middle Tennessee
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My understanding is that if I put
@coolmom42
then you will get a notification.
Mortgage paid off Feb 12, 2010 BS 7a - kitchen remodel completed - 2011 BS 7b - my bathroom remodel and max out sinking funds ($13.5K) - 2012 BS 7c - min car repl fund $13K - 2013 My goal was to retire in Jan 2016 at age 58, but instead I retired 10/24/2014
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Originally Posted by
coolmom42
How do I tag a user in a post so he/she sees it? Is that what the @ sign does? Is that the same thing as a "mention"?
Yes, the @ symbol directly in front of a screen name, no space between, will tag a person so he/she gets a notification. Same thing as a mention.
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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.
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Originally Posted by
spoiled_lil_boy
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.