Heads up to Micro.blog users: For a while, I resisted @-mentions because I didnât want those posts to end up on my blog/RSS feed. I knew replies to other posts wouldnât, but I thought original posts would. But MB is smart and if you start a post with an @-mention, it wonât be a regular blog post. đ§”
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And it turns out this works even if you exceed the 300-character truncation limit of the timeline. My 354-character post did not end up on my blog even though it wasnât truly a reply to anything, and it wasnât truncated on the timeline either because the truncation rules are different for mentions.
One more tip: If youâre making a reply to one of your own posts to make a âthreadâ, you can delete the @-mention to your own username and itâll still works. Mentioning yourself looks a little goofy, but you donât need that bit there. (Notice itâs missing from this reply.)
But I left it on this one. Options! â
And replies without the @-mention (like this one!) wonât show up in your Mentions tab. You probably donât need replies to yourself there mixed in with your mentions from other people.
thanks, this is good to know. I can leave comments for myself on my own posts. I like this idea
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