To Tag or Not to Tag People in Comments
@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
United States
December 19, 2015 12:54pm CST
I believe that it is courteous to tag people when you mention them in a comment. If you choose to reference people in a comment, but opt not to tag them, it is to be derelict in one's duties and quite rude.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Test a tag: @purplealabaster
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7 responses
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
19 Dec 15
If i want to say something about a person and it isn't on their comment or discusion or response then I'd maybe learn how to make their name turn blue.
I've been told how to reference someone in a discussion but to be honest i've forgotten and haven't done it as yet
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@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
20 Dec 15
@HanVanMeegerin You can actually tag anyone anywhere by using the "@" symbol in front of their user name. It has been done in discussions, but they are usually removed fairly quickly as this type of discussion tends to be a violation of the Guidelines.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
19 Dec 15
if someone wants to remind me how to make a person go blue in an indirect comment so as they're notified please feel free to remind me
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
19 Dec 15
@Mike197602 in an indiect comment, simply copy the @ and then their name into the comment.
As to your other question, I don't think it is possible to tag someone in your own discussion.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
19 Dec 15
Some should comment or respond to others.
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
17 Jan 16
@softbabe44 that's the ultimate goal, but I know I don't respond to every single comment that I get on posts or when some comments on my response. I know I'm not alone as plenty of times I have not been responded to when I leave a comment.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
18 Jan 16
@HanVanMeegerin I can see why
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
17 Jan 16
If I interact with a user then I tag them or they might think I have not acknowledged them at all.
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
17 Jan 16
@mysdianait that is nice of you.
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@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
20 Dec 15
It depends upon who I am talking about and what I am saying about the person. There are times when I will tag them, and other times when I will not tag them. There are also some people that I assume will find the comments without tagging, so I might or might not tag them depending upon how quickly I want them to find the comment.
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@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
17 Jan 16
@DaddyEvil ROTFLMAO - and you are exactly the person that I had in mind when I wrote that pary, my dearest!
Of course you should not worry about what I am saying ... I just might not want you to find it too soon or it will give away my next torture idea and ruin the surprise.
By the way, I missed you, too!
Speaking of missing people, have you heard from TT lately? I have not spoken with her since before Christmas.
Of course you should not worry about what I am saying ... I just might not want you to find it too soon or it will give away my next torture idea and ruin the surprise.
By the way, I missed you, too!
Speaking of missing people, have you heard from TT lately? I have not spoken with her since before Christmas.1 person likes this
@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
20 Jan 16
@DaddyEvil I can't even help you out with the timing, because I am very unpredictable on here. I just grab a minute (which sometimes turns into a day
) on here whenever possible. I haven't seen Mike in forever, and it was great to be able to play with him the other night, which is one of the reasons why I was on here for so long over the weekend. Generally, weekends are worse for me to find time to be here than during the week.
When I want to find someone on here, I usually just go to their profile and see where they have been lately. There are some people that I do not have to do that for, though, because I usually just run into them on discussions. I have not done much searching on here, but on the rare occasion that I have, I have not found it very useful.
I do hope that we can manage to be on here together soon. However, I also hope it is a day that I don't have to do anything, because you know that if we both get on here at the same time, we are never going to leave!
Love you, too!
) on here whenever possible. I haven't seen Mike in forever, and it was great to be able to play with him the other night, which is one of the reasons why I was on here for so long over the weekend. Generally, weekends are worse for me to find time to be here than during the week.
When I want to find someone on here, I usually just go to their profile and see where they have been lately. There are some people that I do not have to do that for, though, because I usually just run into them on discussions. I have not done much searching on here, but on the rare occasion that I have, I have not found it very useful.
I do hope that we can manage to be on here together soon. However, I also hope it is a day that I don't have to do anything, because you know that if we both get on here at the same time, we are never going to leave!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Jan 16
Hmmm... @purplealabaster , really? And who have you been talking about, my dear? Should I be worried? LOL!
I would think I don't need to worry about anything you talk about with anyone, as you and I tend to play... A LOT! And you know I read threads where you have been... sooner or later, at least! Too funny, Dearheart! (Miss you, hon!)
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
19 Dec 15
@HanVanMeegerin, when I think about it, I do the tagging.
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
17 Jan 16
@marlina do you ever reference any other by na.e and not tag them?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Jan 16
I normally do tag people in conversations I am having with them or with someone else, as long as I think they will care what I am saying. If I don't believe they will care, or they are friends that I KNOW won't care about me talking about them without them being present, then I don't.
If I am disparaging someone then I tag them. They MIGHT care what I think. When I talk about someone, my conversation is normally (pretty much always) meant to help them, not cause a problem for them.
It is also too easy for a friend to misunderstand what we (I) say and I don't like risking someone I care about misunderstanding and think I mean them! I can't guarantee it, but I believe I have only said something two times about another person here who needed the guidance but wouldn't listen to the advice when directly addressed. In those cases, I let off steam and left an open comment thinking they MIGHT read it and figure out they were the person it was meant for.
I actually do prefer people tag things they say to me, as I had shut off the "mentioned you in conversation" notification, so I didn't know they were talking to me with it off. I've since turned it back on, but am likely to turn it off again. All that notification appears to do is tell me a second time that someone is talking to me. (I have too many notifications already. Adding a useless one is just causing me more problems!)
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Jan 16
Reading through this thread, I noticed something I am curious about, sir... Why have you totally ignored some people who were responding to your post?
I feel that is a very rude thing to do.
I will tell you something. If someone ignores a response to their original post, I usually skip their discussions thereafter, as that would lead me to believe the author is not worth my time or comments to him/her.
How would you feel if you were ignored after going to the trouble of responding on their discussion? Turnabout is fair play, you know. (Just voicing my own opinion, of course!)
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
17 Jan 16
@DaddyEvil you are right, I did miss a few. Thank you for pointing that out. I do my best, but I do not always gef back to everyone.
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
17 Jan 16
@HanVanMeegerin I prefer to tag everyone if I am referencing them by name.
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@HanVanMeegerin (1161)
• United States
19 Dec 15
If you're not in that comment thread, you wouldn't know that you were mentioned that your name was mentioned.
If you are in that comment thread, you would only know that a comment was made, not that you were specifically referenced.
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