BP Update 6.5.1: @Mentions Now Enabled on BiggerPockets

BP Update 6.5.1: @Mentions Now Enabled on BiggerPockets

Joshua D.Pro Member
BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes

In an effort to keep BiggerPockets at the forefront of technology and to improve the way you communicate through our site, we realized that we needed to adopt what has now become a standard on the major social networks.

We Just Enabled @Mentions on the Forums!

Just as you would on Twitter, Facebook or Google+, when you want to mention one of your colleagues or a person who has already posted in a forum thread, you can now enter @ followed by their name to mention them.

For a complete tutorial, see:
@Mentions Come to BiggerPockets

Give it a try below by replying and mentioning me by typing @jo and see what happens.

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Investor · Southlake, TX · Member since 2009 · 950 posts · 338 votes
14y

Joshua Dorkin, Thanks for the nifty feature.

Now, can anyone help me with my VCR? It keeps blinking 12:00...

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  • Lexington, KY · Member since 2009 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    14y

    Another fantastic feature brought to you by Joshua Dorkin!

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    Thanks James Vermillion!

  • Residential Real Estate Broker · Payson, AZ · Member since 2009 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    14y

    Joshua Dorkin keeps making this site harder and harder to ignore.

    Soon, with Facebook looking and acting more and like Myspace, BP will end up being my only place to hang out online

  • Commercial Real Estate Broker · Nashville, TN · Member since 2008 · 151 posts · 46 votes
    14y

    Seriously Nick. I'm not impressed with the facebook or twitter updates. They seem to have succeeded only in making the sites more convoluted and harder to navigate. I use google plus all the time because it seems to be more business focused now and easier to connect with my email, and also hootsuite to use twitter and facebook because i can't stand spending time on their actual sites.

    Does the @replies here only work with colleagues, or anyone on that particular thread? I tried to enter Nick's name here, but it doesn't come up?

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    Thanks Nick J.!

    Craig Grella take a look at the blog article linked in the first post. You should be able to @message anyone who has previously posted in the thread or your colleagues. I do see that there is a bug happening on your account. We'll get it fixed and I'll get you back.

  • Residential Real Estate Broker · Payson, AZ · Member since 2009 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    14y

    Its not working. I tried with James as well and just tried with Craig.

    It appears at the moment that only colleagues are showing up, not previous posters in the thread.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    OK Nick J. -- thanks. It seems to be working for me, but I can see that it isn't working for you guys. We're on it.

  • Residential Real Estate Broker · Payson, AZ · Member since 2009 · 3k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    14y

    also, anyway to change or select whether I want to get email notifications?

    I can already tell, they're going to get annoying. I'm on the site enough. Maybe a notification up top where the others are ?

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    You can shut email notifications in your settings.
    AND the notifications should be appearing in your notifications dropdown.

  • Commercial Real Estate Broker · Nashville, TN · Member since 2008 · 151 posts · 46 votes
    14y

    Thanks guys, appreciate the notes.
    I love the notifications and plus references. It's a great way to address other comments and to be notified when someone addresses you directly too. Sometimes when i read the long forums it's hard to tell who's commenting on what. This is a great addition.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    Craig Grella and Nick J. - Can you guys give it a shot now? I believe that we corrected the problem.

  • Edd MorganPro Member
    Foreclosure Specialist · Internet · Member since 2008 · 60 posts · 2 votes
    14y

    Joshua Dorkin nice feature! Whoever developed it is probably awesome.

    BiggerPockets
  • Lexington, KY · Member since 2009 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    14y

    I cant say it is gonna work for Nick J. but it seems to be working for me

  • Mark UpdegraffBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Rochester, NY · Member since 2010 · 1k+ posts · 689 votes
    14y

    OK. When I type the @username, there is a drop down at the bottom, and I can select someone... is that how it works?

    Edd M.
    @Edd M.

    is there a difference between the two above?

  • Mark UpdegraffBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Rochester, NY · Member since 2010 · 1k+ posts · 689 votes
    14y

    Joshua Dorkin
    @Joshua Dorkin

  • Mark UpdegraffBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Rochester, NY · Member since 2010 · 1k+ posts · 689 votes
    14y

    looks like the drop down is correct. So you have to click it aye?
    @Joshua Dorkin

  • Mark UpdegraffBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Rochester, NY · Member since 2010 · 1k+ posts · 689 votes
    14y

    confirmed, that was text only. For me, I have to click it below.

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    Mark Updegraff All you need to do is click the name in the dropdown and select the correct person.

  • Commercial Real Estate Broker · Nashville, TN · Member since 2008 · 151 posts · 46 votes
    14y

    Joshua Dorkin and Nick J. we're all good now.

    Thanks Josh.

    You always Rock it!

  • Mark UpdegraffBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Rochester, NY · Member since 2010 · 1k+ posts · 689 votes
    14y

    Joshua Dorkin Sounds good mon!

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    Spread the word and the love, Craig!

  • Mark UpdegraffBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Rochester, NY · Member since 2010 · 1k+ posts · 689 votes
    14y

    this is a great feature, because now we don't have to monitor every thread we've commented in & others can still ping us in response to something we've said.
    Joshua Dorkin Well executed mon!

  • Investor · Southlake, TX · Member since 2009 · 950 posts · 338 votes
    14y

    Joshua Dorkin, Thanks for the nifty feature.

    Now, can anyone help me with my VCR? It keeps blinking 12:00...

  • Joshua D.Pro Member
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    BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    14y

    Tod Radford - There is no fix to the VCR problem -- speaking of which . . . do you really still have a working VCR? ;)

  • Developer · Garland, TX · Member since 2008 · 8k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    14y

    Good upgrade to the site, Joshua Dorkin

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