Inside the Little Plastic Castle

Hooray for an easier way to make usernames appear here! Simply type
@username
and you’ll get the right user head:

for people:
@jesse_the_k becomes jesse_the_k

for communities:
@access_fandom becomes access_fandom

for official communities:
@dw-nifty becomes dw_nifty

@ Shortcut for other sites

The @ trick also works with the two dozen external sitenames DW supports: use @username period sitename

@dreamwidth.twitter becomes dreamwidth
@dreamwidth.github becomes dreamwidth

( All the details )

Bypassing the @ Shortcut

Dreamwidth makes any characters right after an @ sign into a username. To make the @ sign simply display

• precede the @ with backslash:
  \@WordNextToAtSign
• in HTML, use the character reference @

ETA BUG ALERT never mind, they fixed the bug!

Markdown is a minimal way to format your text. The goal is to use "natural" formats, similar to email. Software that understands Markdown translates it to HTML. Markdown is much easier--and more forgiving--than HTML. This post has the markdown you'll use the most. The rest of the features are explored later.

The full spec is hosted by its creator, Jon Gruber https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

Using Markdown Here at Dreamwidth

Markdown is welcome everywhere except in subject lines. You can use it for posts, comments, email posts.

( how to turn it on, formatting emphasis, strong; usernames; lists; rules and code )