# What's the best hashtag for this message board? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 29, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384 "2016-04-29T00:55:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/1 "2016-04-29T00:55:59Z")
If you want to comment on a topic in twitter, you use a hashtag. Here’s an example from last year: [https://twitter.com/phalpern/status/661540223688404992](https://twitter.com/phalpern/status/661540223688404992) [INDENT][INDENT]An epic poem about Schrödinger’s Cat, by Cecil Adams: [The story of Schroedinger’s cat (an epic poem) - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/113/the-story-of-schroedingers-cat-an-epic-poem) #SchrödingersCat #CecilAdams #quantum[/INDENT][/INDENT] #CecilAdams is good for linking to a column. I might make that a weekly habit. But what’s the best hashtag for the message board itself? Currently there isn’t any and I’m asking the teeming millions for suggestions. #sdmb is taken by the [Sun Devil Marching Band](http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/) of Arizona State University. #teemings isn’t taken. #teeming comes up, but would probably work. #teemingmillions is 17 characters. Otherwise it’s ok. #str8dope might be about [str8dope.com](http://str8dope.com) #straightdope is a long hashtag - 14 characters. It attracts a variety of tweets. This one might be the winner, but maybe there’s something better. [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23straightdope&src=typd](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23straightdope&src=typd) I see nothing so far that is ideal. Thoughts? I suppose more than one could be used on occasion. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/2 "2016-04-29T02:21:07Z")
#Idon’tevenownatv ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/3 "2016-04-29T02:32:00Z")
#makebetterathome ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/4 "2016-04-29T02:32:52Z")
#noneedforasmartphone ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/5 "2016-04-29T02:34:13Z")
#Idontevenknowwhattwitteris ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/6 "2016-04-29T02:36:13Z")
#whydopeoplelikestuff ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/7 "2016-04-29T02:54:55Z")
I was thinking #fightingignorancesince1973 might be quick to type, but it took longer than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![TATG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TATG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TATG)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/8 "2016-04-29T04:56:53Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > #sdmb is taken by the [Sun Devil Marching Band](http://music.asu.edu/sundevilband/) of Arizona State University. They use it about 4-5 times a month. That isn’t taken in the world of the hashtag. If we couldn’t swamp that usage, there isn’t much point worrying about what hashtag people use. (I suspect there isn’t much point.) ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/9 "2016-04-29T10:47:13Z")
#Imakemyownathome ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-hashtag-for-this-message-board/753384/10 "2016-04-29T12:18:11Z")
#nocunts #nofuckyous #nowarningissued