< Template:@

Documentation This is a documentation subpage for Template:@ (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template allows editors mention other users in a discussion. It is possible to mention one or more users.

The maximum number of users is 50 per edit. This restriction is set by the software, and an error will show on the template.

Usage

  • {{@|user}} — mentions a user:
  • {{@|user|user2}} — mentions multiple users:

Errors

  • {{@}} — not specifying a user:
    • You must specify a user to mention to!
  • {{@|user|user2|...|user50|user51}} — mentioning too many users (50):
    • You can only mention 50 users per edit!

Example

How to make bold text?

How to make bold text?
user (talk | contribs) 00:00, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

@user You can surround text you want to make bold with 2 apostrophes like ''text in bold''
user2 (talk | contribs) 00:05, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
@user, user2 Actually you surround text with 3 apostrophes instead of 2 to make it bold.
user3 (talk | contribs) 00:10, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
@user3 Yes you are correct!
user2 (talk | contribs) 00:15, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
@user2, user3 Thanks to both of you!
user (talk | contribs) 00:20, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
@user No problem!
user3 (talk | contribs) 00:25, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
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