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