I didn't know about this change either, so I went to the FAQ to see what else had changed that I didn't know about. Sadly, the FAQ itself is ill. You can't scroll down so you can only see the first page.
FAQ does need a refresh - I have not mentioned this name link trick anywhere, and only used it in one or two posts, so no surprise no one knew about it.
I'm now questioning my guess of 2 years....let me see.
edit: Earliest post I found was May this year, but sometime before that...!