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Why do communities start with an exclamation mark instead of a hashtag? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by gylotip@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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For example, !lemmy starts with an !, but why not start with a # symbol?

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[–] Cheez@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Why did channels use #?

Why do email addresses use @?

Because.

[–] gylotip@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (14 children)

A hashtag fits more for communities than an exclamation mark.

[–] original_ish_name@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

hashtags are for hashtags

[–] gylotip@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of purpose does a hashtag have on Lemmy?

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

For one, it makes the post searchable on Mastodon

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