I have a couple of new questions. I wasn't sure if I should start a new post, or risk being a necromancer and resurrect this post. I'm going with necromancer. It'll be something cool to add if I ever write my memoir. Unless it's against the rules, in which case, sorry about this.

My questions: why do some folks here have an @ before their usernames? And, why don't I have an @ before my username? Background: I haven't signed up for anything in the Fediverse or Mastodon except for startrek.website.

Second question: how do I format an @ with the username in a comment or post in order to notify that person. I've learned that replying to someone's comment or post alerts them.

@Nmyownworld @ValueSubtracted

I’m viewing your post via Mastodon. This is what how your posts look to me. I don’t think you see the @ symbol for yourself.

@Nmyownworld @ValueSubtracted you should be able to @ reply to someone by typing out their entire fediverse username. Mine would be @FreezePeach.

For people on StarTrek.website you’d type @[email protected]

@ValueSubtracted @FreezePeach

Thank you both for taking time to answer my questions. Much appreciated. This time I didn't let your names autofill. I typed out just your names after the @. Let's see what happens.