So, I was reading TOLORS (The official list of rejected suggestions) and I came across this:

6.3 Notification for being mentioned in comments
Some users would like to be notified whenever someone mentions their username in a comment on the website. Although such an option was considered, it was not added due to the potential for spam. For instance, someone could write @Scratcher multiple times to spam that user's notifications.

I understand why this is rejected, but what if there was an option to turn this on? Maybe if you clicked to turn it on an alert would pop up saying “Warning: you could get spammed for this if someone says your name a bunch of times” or something like that. Here's a mockup made by @roofogato:

Alright while it can work… what about the more popular scratchers? And this can cause harassment spams too- like seriously. We don't wanna be notified 24/7 over random convos

cs3868895 wrote:

Alright while it can work… what about the more popular scratchers? And this can cause harassment spams too- like seriously. We don't wanna be notified 24/7 over random convos

then they just.. don't enable it? thats the point of the suggestion

EngineerRunner wrote:

cs3868895 wrote:

Alright while it can work… what about the more popular scratchers? And this can cause harassment spams too- like seriously. We don't wanna be notified 24/7 over random convos

then they just.. don't enable it? thats the point of the suggestion

Then Cancel the whole suggestion together then? That's the reason it is rejected?
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cs3868895 wrote:

EngineerRunner wrote:

cs3868895 wrote:

Alright while it can work… what about the more popular scratchers? And this can cause harassment spams too- like seriously. We don't wanna be notified 24/7 over random convos

then they just.. don't enable it? thats the point of the suggestion

Then Cancel the whole suggestion together then? That's the reason it is rejected?
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no, but this is a solution because it's optional.

How should they be notified? Is it just if they use @, or also just if they say the username? Or can it be either way, depending on what they toggle? Regardless of the system it uses, I think it could work.

The main reason I like this idea is that it will make gossiping a lot more difficult. I don't see much of a need for this suggestion otherwise. Is this the reasoning behind why you would like an option to be notified in comments?

Sliverus wrote:

How should they be notified? Is it just if they use @, or also just if they say the username? Or can it be either way, depending on what they toggle? Regardless of the system it uses, I think it could work.

The main reason I like this idea is that it will make gossiping a lot more difficult. I don't see much of a need for this suggestion otherwise. Is this the reasoning behind why you would like an option to be notified in comments?

and why would you like to gossip about users behind their backs?

Sliverus wrote:

The main reason I like this idea is that it will make gossiping a lot more difficult. I don't see much of a need for this suggestion otherwise. Is this the reasoning behind why you would like an option to be notified in comments?

It would still be pretty easy to talk about somebody without using an @username, which wouldn't ping the person that is being gossiped.

starlightsparker wrote:

and why would you like to gossip about users behind their backs?

Some people just think gossip is a perfectly friendly and normal thing to do, I guess.

the same way saying @KingRat_1 on the main site automatically links me, but just have it notify me too

Sliverus wrote:

How should they be notified? Is it just if they use @, or also just if they say the username? Or can it be either way, depending on what they toggle? Regardless of the system it uses, I think it could work.

The main reason I like this idea is that it will make gossiping a lot more difficult. I don't see much of a need for this suggestion otherwise. Is this the reasoning behind why you would like an option to be notified in comments?

starlightsparker wrote:

and why would you like to gossip about users behind their backs?

alwayspaytaxes wrote:

Some people just think gossip is a perfectly friendly and normal thing to do, I guess.

.. its not tho. i always say, “i have the right to hear every conversation my name is mentioned in”

starlightsparker wrote:

.. its not tho. i always say, “i have the right to hear every conversation my name is mentioned in”

Maybe one reasonable exception could be if your good Scratch friends were planning a fun surprise for you, in which case naturally they might talk about you without your knowledge to set up the fun surprise. But I guess in that case someone could write “starlightsparker” as opposed to “@starlightsparker” to avoid notifying you.

starlightsparker wrote:

and why would you like to gossip about users behind their backs?

I could give you a lot of reasons, which would all break the Community Guidelines.

alwayspaytaxes wrote:

It would still be pretty easy to talk about somebody without using an @username, which wouldn't ping the person that is being gossiped.

That's why I asked if it will only work with a ping.

would it be disabled on default?

ciitrine wrote:

would it be disabled on default?

Probably, so that if it was added on short notice Griffpatch wouldn't be spammed right when it was added.

Support. Here's a quick mock-up for this suggestion!



im sorry an0therrand0mc0der you were just my most recent notification

Sliverus wrote:

That's why I asked if it will only work with a ping.

Pretty sure it will, considering the suggestion is trying to find a solution for the rejected suggestion that, as far as I know, only involves the @ symbol.

1RocK0StaR1 wrote:

So, I was reading TOLORS (The official list of rejected suggestions) and I came across this:

6.3 Notification for being mentioned in comments
Some users would like to be notified whenever someone mentions their username in a comment on the website. Although such an option was considered, it was not added due to the potential for spam. For instance, someone could write @Scratcher multiple times to spam that user's notifications.

Sliverus wrote:

starlightsparker wrote:

and why would you like to gossip about users behind their backs?

I could give you a lot of reasons, which would all break the Community Guidelines.

okay so if your aware the gossiping is not allowed why are you publicly annoucning your shame

starlightsparker wrote:

okay so if your aware the gossiping is not allowed why are you publicly annoucning your shame

I believe Sliverus's trying to explain that he supports the suggestion BECAUSE it would make gossiping harder, not because he wants to gossip.

starlightsparker wrote:

.. its not tho. i always say, “i have the right to hear every conversation my name is mentioned in”

It's not a good thing, but people still do it. That's why people are talking about gossip-this suggest would make it harder to do.

Support i won't use it considering i get enough messages as it is

pasta_enjoyer7 wrote:

starlightsparker wrote:

okay so if your aware the gossiping is not allowed why are you publicly annoucning your shame

I believe Sliverus's trying to explain that he supports the suggestion BECAUSE it would make gossiping harder, not because he wants to gossip.

starlightsparker wrote:

.. its not tho. i always say, “i have the right to hear every conversation my name is mentioned in”

It's not a good thing, but people still do it. That's why people are talking about gossip-this suggest would make it harder to do.

ohh i thought the person was intrested in gossiping-