topic Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? ••• in Community Chat

••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

newziesuzie — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:55:12 GMT

I know how it's used for Twitter but does it do something special here?

Is it like tagging posters or something

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

tansy — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:02:05 GMT

One of the mods used it with my nic earlier today. I got a notification, like the heart one, that she had responded to my question, @newziesuzie.

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

mstyrion 1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:02:37 GMT

I'm glad you asked that question!

I was guessing it has something to do with tagging which I really don't quite understand, but that was just a wild guess.

I would like to know what it's for and what it does too.

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

sunshine45 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:04:06 GMT

@newziesuzie i believe when you use it on the boards you will get a notification that someone responded directly to you. you should see it via your NOTIFICATIONS area next to your user name.....top right of the forums.

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

MrsSweetieBear — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:05:12 GMT

Will somebody @me please? I want to see if it works for me like @tansy says.

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

mstyrion 1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:07:19 GMT

@MrsSweetieBear wrote:
@will somebody @me please? I want to see if it works for me like @tansy says.

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Fine minds, @MrsSweetieBearMrsSweetie!

I was going to ask the very same thing!

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

Preds — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:08:39 GMT

Someone tested that on me today and it didn't notify me. I haven't figured it out yet either. @ to whoever does!

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

sunshine45 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:08:40 GMT

hi @mstyrion 1 and @MrsSweetieBear ......hope you are having a good thursday!

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

Drythe — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:10:53 GMT

@Preds wrote:
@Someone tested that on me today and it didn't notify me. I haven't figured it out yet either. @ to whoever does!

@Preds Hello. Did this work?

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

lolakimono — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:11:40 GMT

@newziesuzie wrote:

I know how it's used for Twitter but does it do something special here?

Is it like tagging posters or something

Ok- people- here is your shout out!

@MrsSweetieBear

@mstyrion 1

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

newziesuzie — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:13:00 GMT

sunshine45 said:
"@newziesuzie i believe when you use it on the boards you will get a notification that someone responded directly to you. you should see it via your NOTIFICATIONS area next to your user name.....top right of the forums."

Thanks!

But I didn't get a notification.

Maybe it's not working or we have to set something?

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

MrsSweetieBear — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:13:08 GMT

Hmmmm...mahalo for trying to @me ladies, but no; it did not work for me. No little Notification number thingy up there in the Notification box.

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

NickNack1 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:13:16 GMT

Would someone please @ me to see if I get a Notification? I saw the post where the Cust Serv rep @'d the poster and she got the notification. I'm hoping it's working now, because I think that's a great feature.

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Lynnj — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:14:47 GMT

I wonder if I @ myself if I will get a Notification so I can remember what thread I posted on and help me find it so I can come back and check replies?

@Lynnj

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

newziesuzie — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:15:07 GMT

tansy said:
"One of the mods used it with my nic earlier today. I got a notification, like the heart one, that she had responded to my question, @newziesuzie."

Thanks!

I didn't get a notification from yours either tho.

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

MrsSweetieBear — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:15:43 GMT

Aloha @NickNack1

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

sunshine45 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:16:38 GMT

@NickNack1 is it working for you?

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

chickenbutt — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:16:48 GMT

I don't care for it. If I wanted to be on Twitter I would, so I don't like having somebody add an '@' in front of my name to make it clickable.

It just gives you a message that somebody said your name with an '@' in front of it. I really don't need that.

If they want to do some kind of messaging, then maybe they should try having a PM feature. That would probably be welcomed by most of us and every board I've ever belonged to that had PMs also had the choice to turn it off for your account, so nobody HAS to use the feature.

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

MrsSweetieBear — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:17:17 GMT

@ing myself, lol! @MrsSweetieBear

Re: ••• What's the reason for the "@" in front of nics? •••

Lynnj — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:19:10 GMT

Doing @ myself didn't do anything. Maybe it's not working because others are saying they didn't get notifications from other people either.