# Question # What are the "Official Conventions" that are suggested to refer Stack Exchange Users? **Note:** Another Exchanger also noted the importance of generalizations - affirming that "Stack Etiquette" discourages directly referring to specific users and user names, ([Stack Link][1]) -- but they did not include a citation to a general etiquette "Thread". **For Example:** 1. To "All Stack Exchange Users, in general. 2. To those who posted a question. 3. To those who answered. 4. To those who commented. **Related:** 1. Other Stack sites, ([Stack Link][2])? (Stacks? Exchanges?) 2. Other Questions? (Threads?) OP's? Commenters? Questioners? Exchangers? Stackers? Editors? # Wikipedia Example # Wikipedia refers to its users, and users refer to each other as [Wikipedians][3]. Although in practice, "Editors" seems to take precedence. # Typical Stack Dialogue # > **Q:** How should I refer to other "Stack Exchangers"? It seems "Exchanger A" objects to formality -- can there be? Another user pointed out that specific references to individuals is contrary to Stack Etiquette, ([Stack Link][1]). > **C1:** Your question if vague. But, it seems "Popper" answered your question; if that is true, please mark it as accepted, and we can propose clarifications to your question. > **C2:** As another Commenter noted, it seems the OP/Pusher is referring to a related Stack Question: link, link ... ---------- > **A:** We are "Writers". It's probably not "Pushers" and "Poppers" -- not many people may get the pun. > **C:** Answerer: Another Commenter points out that many people may not get "stack" either, so probably not the most consistent answer. **Note:** Generally, direct replies to the questioner or answerer don't work with @[username], and this gets ambiguous anyway when multiple people edit questions/answers. See: [How to Stack Comment @replies][4] ... [1]: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/175009/how-can-i-reference-another-user-in-an-answer [2]: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/152405/what-are-the-proper-names-for-stack-exchange-sites [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedians [4]: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/43019/how-do-comment-replies-work