Honestly, I didn't think tagging people worked.

I do it to benefit the people reading my comment. For example, I'll mention your account in my reply, and that's done to nudge people to check you out, not to draw you into the conversation. When we tag people, they don't actually get notified of it, correct? At least last I knew, it was not working.

Thanks for posting about proper Steemit etiquette though! A lot of new people just don't "get it," and I'm trying to help them avoid reputation damaging mistakes.