Hi,
I was thinking about this the other day, as recently there was lots of xbox topics. Forumight sightless kombat knows quite a lot about the console, and it got me to thinking, why isn't there a way to mention people, using the at sign and then their username, which would then get them a notification?
So at the top with index, user list, etc, there would be a new notifications link and on that page would be a link that could say, username mentioned you in a post. Maybe it could just be a mentions link because adding a whole new notification system would make the whole forum have a different feel, and I'd rather keep the simplicity but maybe have this mention feature.
Also, if someone uses it too much then users can just ignore, which would just act like the mention didn't go through at all. Of course, the post itself will still go through regardless. Note: this will *not* block a user from seeing another user's posts. So let's go through an example:
So, I see a new xbox topic. I mention SightlessKombat in it, Sightless comes back to the forum, goes to the top, there is a link that says, "mentions (1)", Sightlessgoes in there and sees that I mentioned them in a post.
Now let's do the other side of the coin. Say I get really really really excited or angry, and start throwing mentions left, right and center every minute for 24 hours or whatever. Sightless has enough. So they go to their profile/setting page (I forgot what this was called) and adds me to their mention ignore list. Of course, from there, they could just toggle off all mentions altogether.
Now, if I mention sightless, that user doesn't get any notification and will have to find my post manually, just like it works now.
A few days later, I calm down. Sightless goes back to their profile page and removes me from the mention ignore list, and new mentions from me start appearing again.
Bonus: I've made a poll for people to vote in!
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