Allow a person to be mentioned on another server

[Harlox]

I've developed an idea that I think could add value to the Discord platform.

The idea is to be able to mention a person from another server so that you can share someone you like, get a notification when you mention them etc., and I think it could fit in seamlessly with the current Discord ecosystem.

To give you a first idea without giving away all the details, I've included a sample demo video in this email. If you find the idea interesting, I'd be delighted to discuss it in more detail and explore the options for a partnership, collaboration or otherwise.

Moreau Justin
[email protected]

preview-idea.mp4

[broman]

I personally think this is a great idea. I would love nothing more than to develop a script that makes 100 servers with 50 channels each, and then uses 150,000 bots to @mention literally anyone I wanted. Right now you can only spam friend requests from bots, but this revolutionary idea removes the ridiculous constraint that I need to be in a shared server with a user in order to deliver a notification directly to all of their devices at the message create rate limit. Let's make it happen!

Ryan Broman
[email protected]

[TwilightZebby]

Yes, it would be a great idea to do that 👍

r/whooosh right there lmao

I too agree this is a bad idea 🙃
Besides, you can already use the raw <@user_id> mention to mention anyone anywhere, tho it naturally (and with good reason) won't ping/notify said user if they aren't in the Server / have access to the Channel it was sent in.

[Harlox]

Yes, but there will only be a reference to the person, for example: You have been mentioned in the server ‘Server Name’.

[broman]

Buddy this is a terrible idea on its face, please put on your thinking cap for a moment and stop triggering notification emails

[TwilightZebby]

Yes, but there will only be a reference to the person, for example: You have been mentioned in the server ‘Server Name’.

What use-case(s) is there for receiving a notification that you have been mentioned in a Server you are not a member of?
There's nothing you can really do in reaction to such a notification, given how you have no context for why you were mentioned and (in the case of non-Discoverable Servers) you can't just join via the notification, so it seems pointless to even implement it.

[Harlox]

You'll have a button if you want to mention or receive notifications mentioned by friends and not by strangers.