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

  • @gylotip@lemmy.mlOP
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    11 year ago

    Okay, but how does a hashtag work? Can you give an example of a hashtagged word where Lemmy uses a hashtag?

    • KNova
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      21 year ago

      #hashtags don’t automatically work on Lemmy, but if I cross post this comment to another federated service (mastodon etc.) the hashtags should work there. #lemmy @knova@knova@dartboard.social

      • @gylotip@lemmy.mlOP
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        11 year ago

        Okay, we have:

        • # for tagging something
        • @ for usernames
        • ! for communities

        But does a question mark have any purpose here?