# Bolded user names v @ names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolded-user-names-v-names/937292 "2021-03-05T20:22:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolded-user-names-v-names/937292/21 "2021-03-06T19:16:31Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Example: In this thread, the OP probably should have @'ed Spice\_Weasel rather than bolding her so she would have known she was being talked about: Yeah, this is a great example for use of the @ user. > [@ASGuy](#): > > Comes from being a printer I think but I agree it looks better. Not a printer, but I agree, for some reason it just looks better. Maybe just from having used it so long. > [@BigT](#): > > Oh, and even when I do use bold, I’ll often use the @ notation first for longer names to make sure I get the spelling right (or to avoid typing so much on mobile), then delete it. Gotta admit the drop down name list helps with the spelling, I do that also. > [@Riemann](#): > > @BeetleJuice > @BeetleJuice > @BeetleJuice > > ETA: hey, the second one looks like it might work! Maybe it only works on the poster and not the readers because I’m still alive but **Riemann** seems pretty quiet. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolded-user-names-v-names/937292/22 "2021-03-07T07:13:10Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > except the MMPS, where bolding is the norm Also in the weekly MMPS thread, many people use the nicknames, and the @ doesn’t work for that. If I want to make sure someone knows I mentioned them, and I didn’t reply directly to one of their posts (which would also generate a notification), I will use @. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolded-user-names-v-names/937292.md?page=1)