For example, !lemmy starts with an !, but why not start with a # symbol?

  • gylotip@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    But you didn’t say why Lemmy does not use hashtags for communities.

    • KNova@links.dartboard.social
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      1 year ago

      I explained that hashtags use the pound symbol already, and usernames use the @ symbol. Communities needed their own symbol.

    • Knighthawk 0811@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      probably because a hashtag is already a thing that means something else in other apps. making hashtag mean a community here would give it 2 meaning depending on the app and that’s not user friendly cause people will make mistakes if they move between apps.

      therefore a new character was chosen for communities to avoid such confusion