Is there a way to "mention" a user by first name only?

Question

We frequently do Comments but the first and last name format seems too formal.  Right now, when we mention someone we get

[~jsmith]

and when we Add the comment, it changes to John Smith.  There is no way to backspace over the last name as you can in Confluence.

unknown · Answer

This would be very useful, please implement referencing with the first name.

Nico Mueller · Answer

I think it is related to where the information comes from and how its in the datasource(ldap ie)

Nico Mueller · Answer

Whats possible is to just make a normal link and link this to a user.

Then you can change the links display value to just the firstname.

Hope that helps
Nico