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Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Sep 18 11:18am | Replies (317)
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Hi Colleen: Just a quick question. I'm not very computer savvy - just a good typist. Please tell me what it means to put "@" before someone's screen name. Am I supposed to be doing that all the time? I don't even understand what this thing call "hashtag" means. I think it is the pound sign - # Am I right? Let me know if I should be using the @ symbol all the time. Take care, MoonEagle (Judy)
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Hi @mooneagle,
Putting the @ before someone's screen name does 2 things:
1. It lets everyone know to whom you're replying.
and
2. It sends that person an email notice that they were mentioned in a message.
Additionally, we can use it to bring someone into a conversation that there may not be aware. For example if someone were speaking about TN someone else in Connect, I could mention their @screen name and they would be notified that they were mentioned. Hopefully that would encourage them to join the conversation.
Thanks for your contributions to the community Judy!