Roger Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi @admin and @KevinR ! I recently noticed that there is a function for “user mention” in the forum by inserting @ and then search and choose user name. Does this mean that the user mentioned get an e-mail or other notification? Settings for this? Thanks in advance @Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 As there are many ways of displaying this forum content ....i guess everyone has a different display setting so where does this hide we all want to know?? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 We use “kind of a forum” at work (Confluence, Atlassian) and I find the “user mention function” there quite useful. Copy and paste from Confluence support page: "Mentions Mentions (often known as @mentions) are a useful way of drawing someone's attention to a page or comment, or assigning a task to them. When you mention a user, they'll receive a notification by email and in their workbox; There are two ways to mention someone: using autocomplete, or via the Insert menu in the editor toolbar. Use autocomplete To mention someone using autocomplete, type '@' in the editor then start typing their name. Choose the person you want to mention from the list of suggestions" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Ok so just type @name in the reply pane and yes theres a list , trouble is with so many obscure variations of said name makes selection a challenge I think I will stick to typo,s and inveeted pictures PETE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 27 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: I think I will stick to typo,s and inveeted pictures PETE Hi @Pete Lewis I think @Roger will do the same 🙂 But it could be a good way to get another members attention for a question in a thread if there is a notification sent out by e-mail. But I mention myself in this thread and I have not received any e-mails, so I don't see the point in using this function here on the forum. Unless my settings prevent me from getting the notifications! @admin please advice. Is e-mail notification something that can be activated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 I think I found something... There are settings for this in “Account settings” => “Other settings” => “Notifications settings”. The first one was “On” and the second one “Off” in my settings, now both “On”. Now I just have to wait until someone mentions me, and see if I get an e-mail... I assume there are some users who just create an account and log in here one single time, and never return. Then there are those who check the forum maybe a few times a year, and then we have frequent visitors active at least a few times a week. And then we have Pete... 😂 Seriously, this is a very useful function if it works! Especially for those who are not active on a weekly or daily basis. It could be worth checking your notification settings. Testing new settings: @Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 @Roger I got an alert when I logged in earlier, hopefully you will get one back in response to this message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, KevinR said: @Roger I got an alert when I logged in earlier, hopefully you will get one back in response to this message. Yep, it works! I also got an e-mail. Thanks. I recommend that those of you who wants an e-mail notification when you are "@mentioned" in a thread check/change your notification settings. /Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Faulds Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 What on earth are you lot on about? 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted December 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, Ian Faulds said: What on earth are you lot on about? 😂 Probably elementary knowledge and "no news" for most forum users, but a new discovery for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Faulds Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Double Dutch to me roger😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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