Group Tagging System

[erlend_sh (Erlend Sogge Heggen)]

What you’re talking about has previously been referred to as “group mentions”, and there are several pre-existing discussions about it:

https://meta.discourse.org/t/give-groups-full-names-and-allow-mentions/11168

Edit:

Group mentions are now a fully fleshed out feature and it is explained here:

How to set and use group mentions and messages

Out-of-the-box nobody can send messages to groups or trigger mention notifications. To change this, you can go to the Manage tab of a group’s page and select the “Interaction” section from the left navigation sidebar. Find the settings labeled “Who can @mention this group?” and “Who can message this group?” [39%20PM] Additionally you may adjust the group’s visibility settings. Mentioning groups When users perform “autocomplete” using the @ key, all visible groups will show up. This means t…