[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  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by coffee2code):

 > Make the @ character not being copied, e.g. with content: attr(data-
 text).

 Preventing the mention name from being copied prevents legitimate uses of
 wanting to copy-and-paste the mention name. And seems like it wouldn't be
 a11y-friendly?

 > Move the link to user profile from display name to username. When
 clicking on display name, paste it into the reply form.

 This seems really unintuitive.

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 What about just putting the mention name below the display name? It
 doesn't prevent people from choosing to use the mention name in a post,
 but seems like it would cut down on people copying a name and including
 the mention name unintentionally.

 I'm attaching screenshots of two variants of this proposal.
 [attachment:meta-3899.option1.png Option 1] simply moves the mention name
 to below the display name, and removes the parentheses.
 [attachment:meta-3899.option2.png Option 2] extends option 1 by appending
 the title/flair after the mention name, so as not to expend more overall
 vertical space after the change of option 1. The two are separated with a
 `/`, but any other separator could be used.

 Another option, which can be done in conjunction with my previous
 suggestion or by itself, could be to add an explicit "Reply" link. Similar
 to the second proposal in ticket, clicking it would put the display name
 of the commenter into the reply form. (Extra fanciness where highlighted
 text from the comment gets added within a 'blockquote' as well.)

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Ticket URL: <https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3899#comment:4>
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