Hey folks!
There's a new modification added today I want to alert you guys to, explain a bit about, and encourage you to use.
For those that are familiar with Twitter, and to those who aren't, using @username will allow our members here to mention posts/threads to their friends or people they want to respond to a question or offer their thoughts on a subject.
One of the biggest advantages is it should reduce conversations being missed or if someone is quoted in a thread it will help ensure they see their post has had a reply added. When we get busy around here threads can be current but only be found three quarters of the way down the page. Conversations you've enjoyed shouldn't just fade away and die just because they haven't been responded to in a few hours.
As example, if I wanted Matt to respond or see this thread it's as simple as adding <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @planomateo <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->. He'll receive a notification (see top, right hand side of the page) and it'll show up in his profile as well. (See attached image at the bottom of the page.)
The same can be accomplished by adding username to the "Tag User" box you'll see at the top of the page when you choose to reply to threads.
One of the benefits I like about this mod is you don't have to quote an entire post if you want to respond to something another member has said...or use multiple quotes if you want to respond to more than one person. IE: <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @TerryP <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @planomateo <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @Doemasters <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> will alert all three they've been asked to respond to a thread, post, question, etc.
Use it, play around with it, and let us know how you feel about the addition.
As always, we appreciate your participation here. I hope this makes your experience here a little more enjoyable while increasing member participation.
Terry
There's a new modification added today I want to alert you guys to, explain a bit about, and encourage you to use.
For those that are familiar with Twitter, and to those who aren't, using @username will allow our members here to mention posts/threads to their friends or people they want to respond to a question or offer their thoughts on a subject.
One of the biggest advantages is it should reduce conversations being missed or if someone is quoted in a thread it will help ensure they see their post has had a reply added. When we get busy around here threads can be current but only be found three quarters of the way down the page. Conversations you've enjoyed shouldn't just fade away and die just because they haven't been responded to in a few hours.
As example, if I wanted Matt to respond or see this thread it's as simple as adding <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @planomateo <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->. He'll receive a notification (see top, right hand side of the page) and it'll show up in his profile as well. (See attached image at the bottom of the page.)
The same can be accomplished by adding username to the "Tag User" box you'll see at the top of the page when you choose to reply to threads.
One of the benefits I like about this mod is you don't have to quote an entire post if you want to respond to something another member has said...or use multiple quotes if you want to respond to more than one person. IE: <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @TerryP <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @planomateo <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> @Doemasters <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention --> will alert all three they've been asked to respond to a thread, post, question, etc.
Use it, play around with it, and let us know how you feel about the addition.
As always, we appreciate your participation here. I hope this makes your experience here a little more enjoyable while increasing member participation.
Terry
