@username on this board

[Chris]

Every time someone @chris a person named Chris, I get sent an email. No I’m not subscribed for the notification on a thread. I haven’t been on this board in years and it’s happening with new posts. It must be the @username.

Is there a way to turn it of? I’d like to continue to get notifications if I use the board but not the amount I get now because someone @chris.

Maybe a reply to user button or something like a retweet?

Thanks, Hope I’m making sense, haven’t finished my coffee yet.

[Chris]

@mattyrob No, this is happening because someone @ the wrong name. I get notifications for new threads all the time.

[esmi]

Hmm… that shouldn’t be happening. I’ll ask someone to have a look at this.

[esmi]

Still trying to locate the correct person…

[Samuel Wood (Otto)]

You should be able to disable the notifications from the search terms on your profiles.www.ads-software.com page.

Yours would be at https://profiles.www.ads-software.com/chris. When you log in there, there is a little link labelled “Notifications” next to your name. At the bottom, you can uncheck the box to disable the search term notifications from the system.

[esmi]

After talking to the person who developed this particular feature, we’re pretty sure that this is down to user error. Not yours but the fault of those using @username. For example, if ChrisSmith posts here and someone refers to them as @chris as opposed to @chrissmith, then you’re going to get the email notification.

There are plans to try and develop smart username completion at some point but even then there’s going to be no 100% guarantee against user error. ??

If I hear more, I’ll update this topic.

[Chris]

I wouldn’t want to disable notifications, then I wouldn’t be notified of my own posts.

@esmi, perhaps just a reply to button, like a retweet would help and would probably be easier than a smart @ given how many people use this forum.

Thanks for the help. It wasn’t a major complaint just an annoyance and I wasn’t aware if this happens to other people. I’ll just have to make due with not being the only Chris in the world. ??

[Samuel Wood (Otto)]

That link I posted will disable only the notifications you want, not all notifications possible.