Mention someone
Use @mentions to get a specific person's attention — and understand why mentions notify people even in muted channels.
A mention turns “message to the room” into “message to the room, especially you, Dana.” Use it when a specific person needs to see something.
Mention someone
- In the compose box, type @.
- Start typing their name and pick them from the list that appears. (You can only mention people who are in the channel.)
- Finish your message and send.
Their name appears highlighted in the message, and they get a notification that they were mentioned specifically.
Why mentions are louder than normal messages
Mentions are designed to cut through. When you’re mentioned, you’re notified even if you’ve muted the channel or set it to digest — Lumicura treats “someone named you” differently from “the channel is chatting.”
The one thing a mention won’t do is wake anyone up: quiet hours still apply. If you mention someone at 11pm, they’ll see it in the morning.
That cuts both ways — it’s what makes muting safe (you can quiet a busy channel knowing anything aimed at you still reaches you), and it’s a reason to mention thoughtfully (don’t @ someone for something the whole room is equally responsible for).
When to mention vs. just post
- Mention when a specific person owns the answer: “@Dana are the cupcake boxes still in your trunk?”
- Just post when it’s for the room: “Reminder: setup starts at 8.”
- Multiple people? You can mention more than one — but if you’re mentioning half the channel, the message was probably for everyone anyway.