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Just some crude usage tips real quick.
HTML patterns will be removed
"Many
<*patterns will be automatically removed. Try using spaces."
Background:
HTML code has this <anything …> or <* pattern, and malicious users sometimes use it in form fields. If not treated properly, it can cause harm to the website.
However, sometimes it's impossible to programmatically distinguish between genuinely well-intended and malicious text.
That's why that pattern will be automatically removed or converted, if possible.
Examples:
I want to <emphasize> something. → I want to something.
Game One<Game Two → Game One
Game One<Game Two<Game Three → Game One
These alternatives should work for you:
I want to < emphasize > something.
I want to <- emphasize -> something.
I want to [emphasize] something.
I want to {emphasize} something.
I want to ‹emphasize› something.
Game One < Game Two < Game Three
Some variations of the pattern are okay to begin with:
I <3 Korra # followed by numeric
Today is football <-- # followed by dash
Mentioning users and tagging Pages
You can mention a user in a feed conversation / comment by manually typing this following structure. A more convenient interface will be added later.
[@{id}:{a-label-of-your-choosing}]
[@0:Anonymous] → @Anonymous
[@0:anonymouse] → @anonymouse
[@0:mysterio] → @mysterio
[@0:annie] → @annieThis construct will be automatically converted into a link to that user when submitting the post. And that user will be automatically notified, if they haven't been already. Of course, you can mention several different users in one such post.
In much the same fashion, you can link a Page; which is also sometimes called "tagging a Page".
[#{id}:{a-label-of-your-choosing}]
[#39490:friendship] → #friendship
[#25074:free money] → #free money
[#17283:fluffy cuddles] → #fluffy cuddles
About timestamps
What some users don't realize: any post – like the conversations on feeds – has a timestamp that acts as a way to grab, copy, drag, or bookmark that particular post. It's a link:
Furthermore, it has a tooltip with a more exact time reference in the format you've specified in account-settings:
Marking spoilers
In the context of any post, you can wrap your text around [spoilers][/spoilers] brackets which lets you hide text until the user reading your post clicks to reveal it.
I didn't like how, at the end of the movie, [spoiler]Mickey Mouse had this mental breakdown[/spoiler].
I didn't like how, at the end of the movie, SpoilerMickey Mouse had this mental breakdown.