# Using @ to reply ... grrrr!

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-to-reply-grrrr/101873>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [November 12, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-to-reply-grrrr/101873 "2018-11-12T18:46:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-to-reply-grrrr/101873/2 "2018-11-12T18:53:10Z")

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My only real objection to it is when people start a fresh topic on a community but call out a specific user they want to respond. I don’t mind it in replies if the topic is one the mentioned user has already participated in.

Nine out of ten times that knowledge exists in more than one head.

My bigger irritation is bumps and self-replies. I would love to see self-responses auto-merged with no bump.

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