Is there an equivalent to doing /u/user in The Bad Place, to notify and summon someone?
If I type your full username, this happens:
If you go to https://lemmy.world/inbox
It will show an option for your “Mentions” which you can do by using the “@user@instance.tld” format (ie, @malloc@lemmy.world)
But my personal “Mentions” inbox just shows nothing (I have been mentioned before by other users but only noticed it while browsing this instance and not via inbox).
The official site (https://join-lemmy.org) mentions the following:
User tagging using @, Community tagging using !.
References to mentions in official docs: https://join-lemmy.org/docs/contributors/05-federation.html?highlight=Mention#create-or-update-comment
You can tag people using @user@instance.tld, but only when using the official web UI . Third party apps I tried doesn’t seem to support it. For example, try tagging @remindme@mstdn.social to remind you in 2 hours.
@oatmilkmaid@sh.itjust.works
Did it do something?
Sadly not. I was under the impression you could, but maybe it’s only inside the same instance? Or not at all and I’m delusional.
Far as I understand, there isn’t a way to do that. Federated usernames work essentially like an email address because of the decentralized nature of the service. If I type
@sparky@lemmy.federate.ccit won’t send you a notification, but it will link your profile.At least I think that’s how it works. Who wants to jump in and point out all the ways I’m wrong?
I have definitely received a mention notification on Jerboa when someone mentioned me like that.
