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Re:The + operator has been replaced. by cubicle67 on Friday October 21, 2011 @10:08PM (#3142499)
people have been using @ to mention others since pretty much the beginnings of online discussion, way before facebook and twitter (I'm agreeing with you - this is a stupid move by Google and goes against 15+ years of convention)
Re:The + operator has been replaced. by MichaelApproved on Saturday October 22, 2011 @01:05AM (#3142865)
Just because something has always been done one way doesnt mean it always has to be done that way.