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Why is it bothering you? You are missing the big picture of my comment. it doesn't matter what way I communicate with # tags or swear words! You should look pa

Why is it bothering you? You are missing the big picture of my comment. it doesn't matter what way I communicate with # tags or swear words! You should look past the silly things and understand the message / purpose of the comment

echoless 12y ago
> Why is it bothering you? I'm not the OP, but it bothered me too. It goes against HN's general discussion style.
- mattl 12y ago
  It's also quoted, which seems okay to me.
  - echoless 12y ago
    I was referencing vayarajesh's comment, not hnnewguy's.
- raverbashing 12y ago
  > It goes against HN's general discussion style What? The use of terminology specific to social media? 1 - HN is social media. 2 - 'OP' is a term as associated with social media of a certain nature as the use of '#'
  - echoless 12y ago
    OP is a term that's been used thousands of times in discussions posted on HN, the same can't be said of hashtags.
    - gress 12y ago
      #998moretogo
  - EpicDavi 12y ago
    To be fair, hash-tags are used to categorize and group content on social media. HN does not implement this functionality. Essentially, the '#' serves no purpose on HN. Therefore, it is easy to see why people get bothered by it.
    - 7Z7 12y ago
      It was in quotes. It was clearly meant to characterise a certain type of commenter, rather than serve a categorical function.
      - EpicDavi 12y ago
        Are you serious? Look at vayarajesh's original comment. It 'clearly' states this: It makes me fall in love with Apple more. #Respect No quotes. He/She was using it seriously.
    - raverbashing 12y ago
      Actually, it was first used without any support from twitter, then transformed into a tag-like functionality Same with retweets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag#Origin_and_Use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag#Origin_and_Use
icc97 12y ago
Not to be pedantic but he did say he was a pedant
- pdpi 12y ago
  A "pendant", actually. Which amuses me to no end.
deathhand 12y ago
The comment bothers me beyond just the use of hashtag. You are mixing the ideologies of a person along with a company which to me is not very intelligent. While he may be the face of a company and direct their strategy he is ultimately answering to the shareholders. What he does in his personal life is mostly irrelevant as long as Apple is profitable. Adding the hashtag at the end of what you are trying to communicate puts salt on the wound as lyke w tottally cud write like whateves and you'd understand but lyke its not cool, ya know? #whatisdecorum

echoless 12y ago

> Why is it bothering you? I'm not the OP, but it bothered me too. It goes against HN's general discussion style.

mattl 12y ago
It's also quoted, which seems okay to me.
- echoless 12y ago
  I was referencing vayarajesh's comment, not hnnewguy's.
raverbashing 12y ago
> It goes against HN's general discussion style What? The use of terminology specific to social media? 1 - HN is social media. 2 - 'OP' is a term as associated with social media of a certain nature as the use of '#'
- echoless 12y ago
  OP is a term that's been used thousands of times in discussions posted on HN, the same can't be said of hashtags.
  - gress 12y ago
    #998moretogo
- EpicDavi 12y ago
  To be fair, hash-tags are used to categorize and group content on social media. HN does not implement this functionality. Essentially, the '#' serves no purpose on HN. Therefore, it is easy to see why people get bothered by it.
  - 7Z7 12y ago
    It was in quotes. It was clearly meant to characterise a certain type of commenter, rather than serve a categorical function.
    - EpicDavi 12y ago
      Are you serious? Look at vayarajesh's original comment. It 'clearly' states this: It makes me fall in love with Apple more. #Respect No quotes. He/She was using it seriously.
  - raverbashing 12y ago
    Actually, it was first used without any support from twitter, then transformed into a tag-like functionality Same with retweets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag#Origin_and_Use http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag#Origin_and_Use

icc97 12y ago

Not to be pedantic but he did say he was a pedant

pdpi 12y ago
A "pendant", actually. Which amuses me to no end.

deathhand 12y ago

The comment bothers me beyond just the use of hashtag. You are mixing the ideologies of a person along with a company which to me is not very intelligent. While he may be the face of a company and direct their strategy he is ultimately answering to the shareholders. What he does in his personal life is mostly irrelevant as long as Apple is profitable. Adding the hashtag at the end of what you are trying to communicate puts salt on the wound as lyke w tottally cud write like whateves and you'd understand but lyke its not cool, ya know? #whatisdecorum