Tagging members with @username

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This month I noticed for the first time that some members are referencing others by tagging them with @username. While it certainly makes it clearer exactly who you are addressing, it involves another step in waiting for the dropdown menu of username choices to appear and select from. At least, the way I do it.

I thought it was a great way to tag members and alert them to a post without having to quote through the reply button. But it appears that it doesn't actually result in an alert notification being sent to the tagged member. So it's not a tag in the same sense as one on Facebook, for example.

Anyone care to share why they are using it?
 
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