New GBAtemp forum feature: mentions & notifications

[Costello]

New Year Resolution #1: take care of my baby.
And since I don't have an actual baby yet (next year perhaps) I'll just take care of my 'Temp.

First of the new features: mentions.
You can now mention anyone in a post. Just use the character @ followed by the member name you want to mention.
Example: @[member='p1ngpong'] @[member='Zarcon'] @[member='tj_cool']
These 3 members will receive a notification:

Of course, you can disable notifications when someone mentions you in a post. There's a setting page for notifications:
http://gbatemp.net/i...a=notifications
NOTE: OVERUSE AND ABUSE OF THIS FEATURE WILL BE PUNISHED BY A WARNING (=warn level increase)

Second update: notifications when your content is moderated.
The following options are now enabled by default:
Notify me when my topics are moved
Notify me when my topics are closed
Notify me when my topics are opened
Notify me when my topics are deleted
Notify me when my topics are approved
Notify me when my posts are deleted
Notify me when my posts are approved

To change those settings simply go to your notification options in your UserCP
http://gbatemp.net/i...a=notifications

 

[Devin]

I feel like we are taking a step closer to facebook. Totally love the feature though. So when are we able to post our status


lol

:3

 

[DarkStriker]

And when are we getting a place to see status updates? Or even tag!
FaceTemp anyone???

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

And when are we getting a place to see status updates? Or even tag!
FaceTemp anyone???

NO, I'm quite happy the way it is... This is becoming more and more like a social-networking site and less like a forum.

 

[DarkStriker]

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And when are we getting a place to see status updates? Or even tag!
FaceTemp anyone???

NO, I'm quite happy the way it is... This is becoming more and more like a social-networking site and less like a forum.

You dont get it do you :/

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

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And when are we getting a place to see status updates? Or even tag!
FaceTemp anyone???

NO, I'm quite happy the way it is... This is becoming more and more like a social-networking site and less like a forum.

You dont get it do you :/

No, one social-networking site is certainly enough.

 

[Devin]

And when are we getting a place to see status updates? Or even tag!
FaceTemp anyone???

Can't tell if serious.

 

[Rydian]

Could always just not use the features you don't like.

 

[DarkStriker]

Can't tell if serious.

Lol. Where did you find that. Im usually just pressing view new contents ignoring everything else.

 

[Devin]

Can't tell if serious.

Lol. Where did you find that. Im usually just pressing view new contents ignoring everything else.

^Top of webpage. Click Forums, look to the right and scroll down.

 

[DarkStriker]

Can't tell if serious.

Lol. Where did you find that. Im usually just pressing view new contents ignoring everything else.

^Top of webpage. Click Forums, look to the right and scroll down.

Now we just need a like button on the status and tadaa. FaceTemp we come!

 

[Rydian]

More features that don't interrupt the normal and previously-established activities!!! OH NOES. Whatever will I do?

Oh, I know. Just use the damn forums like before.

 

[Terminator02]

But @[member='Rydian'] , you don't understand how these extra features will lower my quality of life, I'll have to move to the yellow market forum so I can live a comfortable life if these features don't stop coming.

BTW, neither of those notifications were on by default for me (in fact, nothing was when the forum initially upgraded, I had to check all of the boxes myself).

 

[giantpune]

is there any chance you could make it so this feature still works the same, but it simply doesn't display the '@' symbol in the post? it makes it really annoying reading a sentence when it has unneeded punctuation in the middle of it.

 

[ProtoKun7]

finally. now we have a use for the thing. (srry if that soinds mean)

What thing?

I feel like we are taking a step closer to facebook. Totally love the feature though. So when are we able to post our status


lol

Given the topic about @mentions, I'm surprised you compared it to Failbook instead of Twitter.

 

[SifJar]

Do they work on oneself? @SifJar

I would doubt it (by "work" i mean getting a notification), but may as well try and here is as good a place as any i guess

EDIT: Nope. Doesn't even make it a link, never mind a notification...

 

[VVoltz]

So many new awesome additions. Thanks, fearless leader!

 

[celcodioc]

Doesn't work for me, @[member='Costello']
Do I need 100 posts?

EDIT: Whoa, it works now :|
EDIT2: I hope this isn't considered as abuse?

 

[Ace]

Is it just me or have the notifications simply stopped working? I tried using them in the EOF and in the USN, and the usernames won't highlight even after I turn the notification on.

 

[Terminator02]

@[member='Ace']™ that's simply incorrect, possibly you have punctuation right after the name without a space, I'd imagine that could screw it up.

Edit: Apparently I was wrong, also ™ is an invalid character Ace™, you need to change your username.

 

[Ace]

@[member='Ace']™ that's simply incorrect, possibly you have punctuation right after the name without a space, I'd imagine that could screw it up.

Edit: Apparently I was wrong, also ™ is an invalid character Ace™, you need to change your username.

That's a shame, @[member='Terminator02']
I wanted just "Ace" to begin with, but it's apparently owned by an abandoned account that won't get deleted :/ What a shame...