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This is an example of a comment thread featuring a user mention. When the comment is edited, the user mention element incorrectly turns red. A reload fixes this. Hovering on it shows which...
#3: Post edited
"mention-box" turns red after editing comment although a reload fixes this.
- Why do user mentions incorrectly change color after editing comments?
So the other day I commented on a thread, mentioning another user:<br><br>All the details of all the screenshots in this post have been replaced with dummy text to simplify/generalize the question.<br><br>- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k21iwils9gzlhfw437xe6llcoybe)
<br><br>As you can see, everything works as expected. The "mention-name-box" is blue too.But then I edited my comment to add something.<br><br>- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/zponzu7qx60l52e8ohuy9rg0rx6u)
<br><br>As you can see, the "mention-name-box" incorrectly turned **red**.Hovering on it shows:<br><br>- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/d04b0kb8goa4kben8nqk2n16nn7i)
<br><br>But "Another user" has clearly participated in the thread.A reload **fixes** this, but I guess it would be better if the user didn't have to manually reload a page to make the "mention-name-box" update.
- This is an example of a comment thread featuring a user mention.
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k21iwils9gzlhfw437xe6llcoybe)
- When the comment is edited, the user mention element incorrectly turns red.
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/zponzu7qx60l52e8ohuy9rg0rx6u)
- A reload fixes this. Hovering on it shows
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/d04b0kb8goa4kben8nqk2n16nn7i)
- which is false.
#2: Post edited
- So the other day I commented on a thread, mentioning another user:
- <br><br>
- All the details of all the screenshots in this post have been replaced with dummy text to simplify/generalize the question.
- <br><br>
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k21iwils9gzlhfw437xe6llcoybe)
- <br><br>
- As you can see, everything works as expected. The "mention-name-box" is blue too.
- But then I edited my comment to add something.
- <br><br>
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/zponzu7qx60l52e8ohuy9rg0rx6u)
- <br><br>
As you can see by the pointed arrow, the "mention-name-box" incorrectly turned **red**.- Hovering on it shows:
- <br><br>
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/d04b0kb8goa4kben8nqk2n16nn7i)
- <br><br>
- But "Another user" has clearly participated in the thread.
- A reload **fixes** this, but I guess it would be better if the user didn't have to manually reload a page to make the "mention-name-box" update.
- So the other day I commented on a thread, mentioning another user:
- <br><br>
- All the details of all the screenshots in this post have been replaced with dummy text to simplify/generalize the question.
- <br><br>
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k21iwils9gzlhfw437xe6llcoybe)
- <br><br>
- As you can see, everything works as expected. The "mention-name-box" is blue too.
- But then I edited my comment to add something.
- <br><br>
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/zponzu7qx60l52e8ohuy9rg0rx6u)
- <br><br>
- As you can see, the "mention-name-box" incorrectly turned **red**.
- Hovering on it shows:
- <br><br>
- ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/d04b0kb8goa4kben8nqk2n16nn7i)
- <br><br>
- But "Another user" has clearly participated in the thread.
- A reload **fixes** this, but I guess it would be better if the user didn't have to manually reload a page to make the "mention-name-box" update.
#1: Initial revision
"mention-box" turns red after editing comment although a reload fixes this.
So the other day I commented on a thread, mentioning another user: <br><br> All the details of all the screenshots in this post have been replaced with dummy text to simplify/generalize the question. <br><br> ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k21iwils9gzlhfw437xe6llcoybe) <br><br> As you can see, everything works as expected. The "mention-name-box" is blue too. But then I edited my comment to add something. <br><br> ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/zponzu7qx60l52e8ohuy9rg0rx6u) <br><br> As you can see by the pointed arrow, the "mention-name-box" incorrectly turned **red**. Hovering on it shows: <br><br> ![Screenshot](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/d04b0kb8goa4kben8nqk2n16nn7i) <br><br> But "Another user" has clearly participated in the thread. A reload **fixes** this, but I guess it would be better if the user didn't have to manually reload a page to make the "mention-name-box" update.