Answered how to use @ without mentioning?

[~SnowAngel~]

I'm trying to use @ as part of a password, but it's tagging someone. I tried turning off the automatic parse text and it still won't stop doing that. I have it in a code wrap, still doesn't do anything.
is there a way around this?

you could use my name as an example~

 

[Ignis]

Why, thank you for bringing this up. The honest answer is no, you can't use @ directly followed by some more text without inadvertently mentioning the corresponding user (if a username happens to have the same string as the text that follows your @). Since not even the code and noparse BB codes can help circumvent it, I realise that this may prove problematic in some cases.

Therefore, I made a minor change:

From now on, you need to add a semicolon (;) after the usual @ and the username of the person you want to mention.

For example, if you want to mention me, you have to type

instead of @Ignis. Typing @Ignis won't mention me.

One known issue with this change: If you have both

and @Ignis in the same post, both may become mentions for me (I used an image for this example to get around it).

Feedback and questions are welcome - let me know if you like the change or prefer it reverted back to the previous setting (albeit with no way to get around inadvertent mentions).

 

[~SnowAngel~]

so would that void all the mentions before the change?
would the ; appear in the mention? or just be hidden in the code?

 

[nanashi1]

[MENTION=2]Ignis[/MENTION]; It working fine...~

 

[Ignis]

so would that void all the mentions before the change?

It shouldn't. The moment you post something that mentions someone, the mention is automatically converted from @ to [mention=userid]username[/mention]. In other words, once you post a post that mentions someone, whatever changes are made to the mention system shouldn't matter as long as the system is still in place.

would the ; appear in the mention? or just be hidden in the code?

It does appear, just like the @.

 

[Shir0]

[MENTION=87]Frankincense[/MENTION]; [MENTION=87]Frankincense[/MENTION] test test.. this should be fine. i mentioned ppl with @ before without even wanting to mention someone.

EDIT: okay @name really works, if @name_; was used before

 

[leeminhoo]

let's me try it
[MENTION=2]Ignis[/MENTION];
this is similar to "tag" in facebook