There is (as far as I know) no easy way to copy a user handle to mention them in a post or comment. There isn’t a UI element or menu option on a post to do this. I can go to their just page and use the share button, but then I get (for example):

https://lemmy.guide/link?target=@zachatrocity@sh.itjust.works

That’s not Zach’s instance, it’s mine. To get the user handle I’d have to edit out the URL part, and change to the correct instance @zachatrocity@lemmy.world.

Is that how it’s supposed to work? Is the instance change thing a bug? Is there a better way I don’t know about?

  • octoperson@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    And a follow up question that’s not really liftoff-specific - 2 times out of 3 I got the handle wrong on the first attempt and had to go back and edit. Does the tagged user still get the mention notification from the updated post?

    I’m going tag myself in this comment to test it. First, do you get notified for self-mentions @octoperson@sh.itjust.works ?

    E. Nope. I didn’t get anything for mentioning myself. Testing ends here (unless I make an alt login)