Design issue users with "[]" in it can't tag in posts

[Nicky]

trying to tag an user in post like usual with @Nicky but ans user with example @[Nicky] is not possible to tag.

 

[imthebest]

This is as designed.

 

[Nicky]

what are the cons to use "[ ]" in usernames?

 

[Mr. Goodie2Shoes]

I think this has something to do on how BBCodes are parsed...

 

[Mike]

Indeed it is BB code related. Essentially we won't apply a mention across something that may be (resembles) a BB code. As such, this is roughly expected but it is generally very rare.