FAQ Alert a Member in a Post

Alert a Member in a Post​

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There are several options to alert a member to your post, providing their Alert Preferences are set.

There are many more notification option than just these but these examples are the most commonly seen.

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1. Quotes in your message​

See Quote an Entire Post and Quoting Selected Parts of a Post for more information.

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2. Mentions you in a message​

You can also alert a ScubaBoard member by entering an ampersand and starting to type their username.

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Complete your message and click the Post reply button. Note that the @MemberName becomes a link to their profile and adds an Alert to this post.

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This is the alert the post above triggered.

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New Feature in ScubaBoard 2021

3. Someone "unfurls" one of your posts​

The member who wrote the post in your unfurled post will get an Alert.

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Technical Information
This is the BB Code that is automatically generated when you enter the @MemberName text:
[USER=131019]@Akimbo[/USER]

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