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Writing shortcuts
Type one of these symbols while writing a post or reply.
- @
Find a person
Type @ followed by a name or call sign, then choose a person from the suggestions.
@JoeBloggs@JaneBloggs - #
Find a topic
Type # and start writing to find hashtags that the Beacon community has used before.
#wellbeing#beaconalert - *
Find a page
Type * to find Beacon destinations and published Blueys. The selected title becomes a clean, clickable link.
*bugs*welcome
Message someone directly
Put @call_sign at the very start of your message. Beacon will make it a private direct communication that only you and the recipient can see.
Example@JoeBloggs Are you free for a chat?
Message a community
Use @army, @navy, @RAF, @SAR, @fire, @ambulance, @police or @everyone in a post. Matching followers will be notified.