Tagging/Referencing

TheBig3 · 05-16-2011, 11:38 AM

This might get confusing since we already have a useless function called tagging on here that people only use to be dicks. So let me explain it and then we can call it something else.

We've got a lot of threads like "Spill your Guts" and "Recommend Music to [Poster X]". In many cases, I don't see a reference to anything directed my way until later. Can we look into finding a way to post something and allow that post to notify someone they've been addressed in a thread? On facebook (where I'm taking the term from) its usually @Jackhammer.

If we did that here, the site would PM him with a link to the post mentioning him. It would allow the discussions to be more fruitful. Lets call it "referencing."

05-16-2011, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,246	Tagging/Referencing This might get confusing since we already have a useless function called tagging on here that people only use to be dicks. So let me explain it and then we can call it something else. We've got a lot of threads like "Spill your Guts" and "Recommend Music to [Poster X]". In many cases, I don't see a reference to anything directed my way until later. Can we look into finding a way to post something and allow that post to notify someone they've been addressed in a thread? On facebook (where I'm taking the term from) its usually @Jackhammer. If we did that here, the site would PM him with a link to the post mentioning him. It would allow the discussions to be more fruitful. Lets call it "referencing." __________________ I've moved to a new address