Mentioning an account is also known as @-ing because you type @ and then the name of the account.
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Mentioning an account is also known as @-ing because you type @ and then the name of the account. It's also known as tagging a person.
I've done a full guide all about mentions on Mastodon and the wider Fediverse:
️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-mentions-on-mastodon-what-does-ing-meanHopefully this answers all the questions people have about this topic. Let me know if I've missed something
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Mentioning an account is also known as @-ing because you type @ and then the name of the account. It's also known as tagging a person.
I've done a full guide all about mentions on Mastodon and the wider Fediverse:
️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-mentions-on-mastodon-what-does-ing-meanHopefully this answers all the questions people have about this topic. Let me know if I've missed something
@FediTips A lot of people I know also call it pinging, I think they got that term from Discord, so if someone who's regularly on Discord gets a mention on Mastodon, they say that they got pinged, or who pinged me? Just thought I'd also share that, as its another common term for a mention. I have at times used the term ping on Mastodon lol.
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@FediTips A lot of people I know also call it pinging, I think they got that term from Discord, so if someone who's regularly on Discord gets a mention on Mastodon, they say that they got pinged, or who pinged me? Just thought I'd also share that, as its another common term for a mention. I have at times used the term ping on Mastodon lol.
@alexchapman
I've used that term long before discord was a thing
Trying to figure out if that makes me old. Where I spent the majority of my "childhood" the cell network worked as "caller pays" for the fees. So if you didn't have credits on your SIM, you'd send a "missed call" to the other person and if they could cover the cost they'd call you back. This was also known as "pinging".
And then, of course, the simple nettools ping utility to see if a device is responsive on a network.
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@alexchapman
I've used that term long before discord was a thingTrying to figure out if that makes me old. Where I spent the majority of my "childhood" the cell network worked as "caller pays" for the fees. So if you didn't have credits on your SIM, you'd send a "missed call" to the other person and if they could cover the cost they'd call you back. This was also known as "pinging".
And then, of course, the simple nettools ping utility to see if a device is responsive on a network.
I'm not sure but I think the original original use of pinging as a verb was on submarines where they sent out a sonar "ping" to see if anything was nearby? It actually sounded like a ping.
