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Hashtags do not replace groups. (atomicpoet.org)

submitted 3 days ago by atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Hashtags do not replace groups.

No one moderates them. They’re easy to hijack and spam. And there’s simply no permanence to them.

Which is why, if you actually want to discuss something, it’s better to tag a group. For example, if you want to be part of an actual PC gaming community on the Fediverse, it’s better to tag @pcgaming@lemmy.ca than #pcgaming.

This needs to be common knowledge because people new to the Fediverse do not know about groups. Hell, I’d say people who have had Mastodon accounts for years still don’t know. And that’s a shame.

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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 61 points 3 days ago

Communities are for Lemmy and hashtags are for Mastodon.

They each make sense in their proper context.

[-] atomicpoet@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

What if I told you that you can use Lemmy with Mastodon right now—and that many people do?

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

You're not the first to suggest it, but I still haven't seen anyone do more than linking one from the other. This feels as inconsequential as posting a Twitter screenshot on Reddit. Is there a deeper integration possible?