Why do communities start with an exclamation mark instead of a hashtag?
Why do communities start with an exclamation mark instead of a hashtag?
For example, !lemmy starts with an !
, but why not start with a #
symbol?
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Why does this matter? I'm not aware of any meaning # has, outside of sheet music.
5 0 ReplyIt can be used to denote pounds. Such as an item weighs 10#. There is a reason a lot of stuff did and still tells you to hit the pound sign on automated phone call menus.
3 0 ReplyInteresting. I've know of it as the pound symbol, but have never actually seen it used as such. I never put the two together.
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