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Can I use @Username to notify users from within my question or answer?

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If I write a question or an answer, sometimes I want to notify specific users because of the context of my question or answer (for example if I post a follow-up question to an answer from another question).

Can I use the comment function @Username to notify users from within my question or answer?

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I totally agree that this is a feature i'd prefer to be left out. It is to hard to implement in a way that doesn't get abused.

The need for @mentions is rendered essentially moot through the proper implementation of notifications that can be customised by the end user.

IE - I want notifications on any posts or answers i've interacted with including comments.

if i'm a high volume poster modifying that to notifications on posts but not answers or comments.

The only place the @mentions really work is the first use case which, with our notifications doesn't offer us anything new.

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Lundin‭ wrote over 3 years ago

Overall I agree but you may want to refer to an existing answer in your own answer. Such as "the answer by @Bob shows the main problem but-...". As in give credit to the other answer when you use it in your own, instead of silently copying parts of it just without attribution, then add more details. This can of course be done without actually sending a notification to Bob though.