[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #2488: Add Twitter/Github style username autocomplete/linking to support forums.

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#2488: Add Twitter/Github style username autocomplete/linking to support forums.
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 Reporter:  danieliser      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by Clorith):

 The simple approach, that also addresses the scaling concerns, is to make
 this a purely JS driven feature.

 You rarely, if ever, need to at-mention users outside a topic, so making
 this build up the names list after the DOM is loaded and you know the
 available usernames (or just having the names pre-loaded in a JS variable)
 and limiting it purely to those entries inside that topic would contain
 things and not be a concern with regard to the system in general.

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