Dear Uzman ... fellow Medium writer,

I received a note in my Medium-comments inbox today, telling me that I had been mentioned in this article of yours, I was delighted - at first.

However, when I opened and read your article, (ready to send you a thank you comment), I discovered that I hadn’t been mentioned at all (in any real, individual context).

No! … The article had been mass-tagged along with a list of many, many other fellow-writers,

I want to suggest that this is not a good strategy, as it might annoy many of the people tagged (as it did me). They could easily think that you added them as a tag simply to get them to read the article (and thus add to your Medium earnings) ... i.e they may feel miss-led.

I'm sure that that wasn't your intention Uzman, but doing this might have a negative effect on you … readers who find they've not been really mentioned, may then stop reading you in future, and may also cancel ‘following’ you if they are already one of your followers.

My simple advice: Don’t mass-tag in this sort of situation. You won’t be appreciated, and you will lose followers.

On the other hand, if you can find a good reason for including an in-article tag for a fellow-writer, do so, with full acknowledgement, plus a thank you to them.

That, will pay off … and you will probably get a return ‘thank you’ from the tagged individual.

Fred

PS: If I have misinterpreted your intentions, please forgive me (and let me know via a reply-comment) … I really do wish you well with your publications, and, by-the-way, I am still one of your followers!