id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,resolution,keywords,cc 3899,Support Forums: Prevent overusing mentions,SergeyBiryukov,,"Whether intentionally or not, some people tend to overuse mentions on the forums, partly because in the current UI the username is shown right after the display name, and it's just too easy to copy/paste it. This is highlighted (twice) in the [https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/ forum guidelines]: > Do not abuse mentions, they are not a tool to get faster responses. > ... > Do not abuse the @ mention system in the forums. Users on this site can subscribe to a topic, using @ notifications for your replies in unnecessary and can become spammy and abusive. Please use it sparingly. It would be nice to implement some protection against blind copy/paste. A couple of suggestions discussed with @fierevere and @sevlad: 1. Make the `@` character not being copied, e.g. with `content: attr(data-text)`. 2. Move the link to user profile from display name to username. When clicking on display name, paste it into the reply form. Thoughts?",enhancement,closed,normal,,Support Forums,wontfix,,