Why You Should Not Tag Me When My Work is Not Mentioned

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ndaries. I see it a lot here on Medium: writers tagging me or others, but their work is not being mentioned anywhere in the article. I hate that.You can say ‘I’m helping you spreading your name’. I don’t care about that. My work is not mentioned and tagging is pointless to me. Why tagging me while you don’t mention my work?I can’t concentrate on what is important the most to me as I get notifications when I am tagged.I will check the story when I am tagged in it, eventually. There is a light going on in my mind when you mentioned me as I see my name, but I’ll be very disappointed when it is only my name that is mentioned and not my work linked.Another thing is that I will miss the most important emails or other notifications for my work when I am tagged a lo

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t. This is a negative spiral. I don’t need that. I want to concentrate on the positive things, such as writing my articles.I can imagine that there are a lot of more writers that have been irritated by being tagged while your work is not mentioned. I think, you as the tagger — should think about if tagging other writer is relevant for your story, but also for the receiver.Most of the time, I see that I am tagged under the three dots at the bottom of the story. No article of mine is mentioned. Just lots of people — hundreds of them — in a row. Are you seeking for attention?What you should do if you want people recognizing you, is engaging in stories and following others. You will have interaction with the community. That is the positivity I am looking for.</article></body>

Tagging people that you don’t know is irritating for the receiver.

First of all, I don’t mind it when my name is tagged as long as it is appropriate and it has something to do with my work here on Medium or elsewhere.

As a writer on Medium, I love it when my name is out there.

I love it a lot, to be honest.

Only there are boundaries. I see it a lot here on Medium: writers tagging me or others, but their work is not being mentioned anywhere in the article. I hate that.

You can say ‘I’m helping you spreading your name’. I don’t care about that. My work is not mentioned and tagging is pointless to me. Why tagging me while you don’t mention my work?

I can’t concentrate on what is important the most to me as I get notifications when I am tagged.

I will check the story when I am tagged in it, eventually. There is a light going on in my mind when you mentioned me as I see my name, but I’ll be very disappointed when it is only my name that is mentioned and not my work linked.

Another thing is that I will miss the most important emails or other notifications for my work when I am tagged a lot. This is a negative spiral. I don’t need that. I want to concentrate on the positive things, such as writing my articles.

I can imagine that there are a lot of more writers that have been irritated by being tagged while your work is not mentioned. I think, you as the tagger — should think about if tagging other writer is relevant for your story, but also for the receiver.

Most of the time, I see that I am tagged under the three dots at the bottom of the story. No article of mine is mentioned. Just lots of people — hundreds of them — in a row. Are you seeking for attention?

What you should do if you want people recognizing you, is engaging in stories and following others. You will have interaction with the community. That is the positivity I am looking for.