Will the mentioned users be notified or not? I simply want to send a list of our team members with their names and Discourse handles but it would be annoying if they would all get alerts for nothing. (Searching online did not yield answers to this simple question, but that’s only reflective of my i…

I believe if you mention a user in a pm you get a warning that they won’t be notified. This happens before you post, so you’ll know when you try to do what you’re proposing.

I’ve not seen one of those warnings yet? I found a reference to it here, but I’ve not experienced it myself. [image] Tagging someone who does not have access to a personal message Support Mentioning someone in a personal message when they do not have acce…

Can’t seem to edit my previous reply so posting an update as a reply: had to send a similar message, and there was the aforementioned warning indeed. Not sure if I missed it the first time or there has been an update, but thanks again!

What is the behaviour of user mentions in private messages?

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toraritte (Attila Gulyas) September 28, 2021, 8:59am 4

Just sent that message, but there were no warnings, and it looks like mentioned users haven’t been notified.

Thanks to both of you for chiming in!

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What is the behaviour of user mentions in private messages?

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