@jond I had no idea what that hash tag was supposed to say until you posted this. Thanks for that!

@jond
I personally try to avoid multi-word hashtags. Moreover, I mostly use them for either proper nouns or abbreviations. Sometimes I even make each word in a composite term a hashtag (e.g. #Computer #Science), in hope that someday it will be possible to find posts by this combination.

@jond ah, this makes sense! I'll keep it in mind for next time, thank you

@jond in addition, it's also much easier to read for everybody: https://icosahedron.website/@bvtsang/100493797028995022

@jond
I'll never write in camel case of my own volition. GAWD camel is horrid.

@jond I had no idea who Tay was, now this makes more sense.

@jond cool sugestion. i also think the screen readers could figure 95% of these out. if you've got some proper names or places or what not it gets dicey but honestly it'd be a problem i wouldn't be afraid to put in front of fresh-out-of-college potential new-hires during an interview. still down, and it is easier for humans to parse too, but demand more from your software too.

@jond Why _is_ Tay on Mastodon

@jond #ScreenReaderTips

@jond when I first read the first one I thought it said "Why is Tay on Mastodon?" and I got so fucking confused

@jond what's a screen reader?

@jond I did not know that. Thanks for the tip!

@jond Yes! I saw a request of this some months ago, and have adapted it since! It' sjust one of those things one may not think of if you don't use screen readers.

So thank you for sharing :>

@jond I did not know that! I'll start doing that. (it's also easier to read anyway)

@jond Also it's easier to read and will save you from #thispenisatool and #ThisPenIsATool

@jond i call it PascalCase

@jond This! The classic example of the genre being #susanalbumparty where what was meant was #SusanAlbumParty but it got misread as #Su'sAnalBumParty ;)
*Note to non-UK readers: Susan Boyle is a minor celebrity singer following her appearance on a TV talent show. Also. bum is slang for bottom here.

@jond
Using camelCase also helps many Dyslexics compared to "alphabet soup". Does it help you to have a capital letter as first letter?

@jond Took me a while to figure out the tag wasn't "why is tay on maston"

@jond #why_use_camel_case_instead_of_something_readable

@jond It's also helpful to humans! I read that hashtag as Why Is Tay On Mastodon, which is an interesting but different question.

@jond and it seems like Mastodon hash tags are case-insensitive, so this is a win for everyone 😊

@jond I always try to do this, however the UI is a bit frustrating in that it autocompletes an existing lowercase hashtag and insists on replacing it, I have to hit escape to get out of it. :smile:

@jond @jonkulp Honestly I don't mind a bit if Tay is on Mastodon; as far. As I'm concerned everyone is welcome. #ButWhoIsTay

@jond But why *is* Tay on Mastodon?

@jond #IfOnlyHeWere https://www.youtube.com/tayzonday

@jond why not #whyMastodon instead of #WhyiStayOnMastodon?

Often people don't think about how to write their texts readable and concise.

@jond
It's more readable for normal humans too

@jond Thanks for that advice! I never thought, that screenreaders work with that part of a message! 👍 😮

@jond #ThisSeemsLikeAGreatIdea

@jond Why Is Tay On Mastodon anyway?

@jond

@jond it is better readable that way for all :)

@jond
I wondered who "tay" is and why it's a hashtag to discuss why tay is on Mastodon. 😁

@jond I'm not sure if it was you previously, but I've started doing that to help those who need screen readers.

Question: what about single-word hashtags? Can those be lowercase?

@jond @ParadeGrotesque And also because even without a screen reader that’s unreadable.