This is a really simple question of preference, but when tagging:
For communities, are you more partial to !community
or /c/community
?
For usernames, do you like @user
or /u/user
more?
For me, I prefer the former (! and @) because it feels quicker to write them that way and it helps me create mental separation between the Beehaw/Lemmy way vs. the Reddit way. Also, when linking, I like the more instance-agnostic link styles [!community](/c/community@instance.com)
or [@user](/u/user@instance.com)
, even though it takes a bit of effort to write.
- nachtigall ( @nachtigall@feddit.de ) English6•1 year ago
I am also team !+@ because of the auto suggestions in the web app.
- kalipike ( @kalipike@lemmy.one ) English5•1 year ago
I have little preference.
!
and@
are definitely faster, but having been a heavy Reddit user for more than a decade, the/c/
and/u/
signifiers are definitely closer to my pre-existing habits. - Admiral Patrick ( @ptz@dubvee.org ) English4•1 year ago
If the UI would auto search for the community/user and show a loading indicator of sorts, I’d be partial to the
/c/community
format. That would be instance agnostic and provide a natural and familiar flow.Since that’s not currently the case, I prefer the
!community@instance.com
style. - petrescatraian ( @petrescatraian@libranet.de ) 2•1 year ago
@kalanggam I am on Friendica, so the wiki says to tag forums (Friendica’s current lingo for Fediverse groups, including Lemmy communities) with
!
and accounts with@
. However, groups can be tagged with@
as well.I do like a clear separation tho, so I tag them with
!
usually.