[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #3899: Support Forums: Prevent overusing mentions

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#3899: Support Forums: Prevent overusing mentions
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 Reporter:  SergeyBiryukov  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |   Keywords:
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 Whether intentionally or not, some people tend to overuse mentions on the
 forums, partly because in the current UI the username is shown right after
 the display name, and it's just too easy to copy/paste it.

 This is mentioned (twice) in the
 [https://wordpress.org/support/guidelines/ forum guidelines]:
 > Do not abuse mentions, they are not a tool to get faster responses.
 > ...
 > Do not abuse the @ mention system in the forums. Users on this site can
 subscribe to a topic, using @ notifications for your replies in
 unnecessary and can become spammy and abusive. Please use it sparingly.

 It would be nice to implement some protection against blind copy/paste.

 A couple of suggestions discussed with @fierevere and @sevlad:
 1. Make the `@` character not being copied, e.g. with `content: attr(data-
 text)`.
 2. Move the link to user profile from display name to username. When
 clicking on display name, paste in into the reply form.

 Thoughts?

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