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What is the relevance of “ @ “ in comments?
I often see @user here and there in the comments.
What, pray tell, does it mean and what is it used for?
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Like the previous question? meta.stackexchange.com/questions/25725– retracileOct 13, 2009 at 21:11
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Oh, I missed that question. Now I feel slightly silly for answering this one...– Stephan202Oct 13, 2009 at 21:12
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Do you mean @username: ... as used in comments? That is just to signal who the comment is for, especially if this is not the original poster.
answered Oct 13, 2009 at 21:09
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2But, of course, it is broken, because users can freely change their display name...not that I let that stop me from using it. Oct 13, 2009 at 21:38
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4You need it because comments move up as they are voted so it's not obvious that you are replying to the immediately preceding poster Oct 14, 2009 at 4:05