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"* replying to people by including a @ with their name somewhere in your message is really silly" I hate to play semantics here, but that's something users do.
by iamdave 19y ago
"* replying to people by including a @ with their name somewhere in your message is really silly"
I hate to play semantics here, but that's something users do. That's not at all a UI matter, as we're the ones who decide to include the @ symbol when replying to someone. However, it's also very handy to see it because I immediately realize the person is talking to me, and not just referencing me.
- amichail 19y agoTwitter looks for that symbol to decide what goes under "Replies".
- breily 19y agoThey only started doing that because users were http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=63 http://help.twitter.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=63
- iamdave 19y agoToo, and saying "it doesn't look right" is more of an opinion than a serious problem with the UI meaning the application was poorly implemented.