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Completely unrelated by I just wondered if GP knew that “@“ doesn’t have any functionality but used as a sort of etiquette symbol.
by wellthisisgreat 3y ago
Completely unrelated by I just wondered if GP knew that “@“ doesn’t have any functionality but used as a sort of etiquette symbol.
- cgriswald 3y agoIt seems pretty dang useful to me to make it clear when you're referring to the username.
- OJFord 3y agoAs a non-American, I always read that 'dang' as the moderator, and then it takes a second. Relatedly, I was here many years before I realised (via that NYT or WSJ or whatever it was profile) that it's 'Dan G'!
- 22c 3y agoI figure most people on HN know that @dang doesn't do anything and it's shorthand for "dang, if you happen to be reading this, [...]".
- foobarian 3y agoBut... how do we know that @dang doesn't do anything?
- ImAnAmateur 3y agoDang himself says to send in an email. I never wrote down the address though...
- sp332 3y agoAgain, it's the Contact link at the bottom of the page here.