Cut back on the number of #'s when adding many hashtags

Cut back on the number of #'s when adding many hashtags

Issue ID:465
Issue Category:enhancement
Component:ui
Priority:lowest
Status:will not fix
Assigned:Unassigned
Milestone:1.0
Keywords:char limit, hash, hashtags

You only have 140 chars (a good thing IMHO), which means that every char matters. When you want to use more than one hashtag in a post all the #'s can add up to just that one or two chars that just doesn't fit within the limit.

My idea is that if you want to use more than one word in a row as a hashtag, lets say "#laconica #identica #bug", you won't have to put # in front of every word. Instead you just put 3# in front of the first word; "3#laconica identica bug". The number in front of the # (in this case 3) indicates how many of the upcoming words are hashtags. You would only save one char, but when 140 is the limit every char matters, and if you want to use four hashtags you'd save two chars, etc.

[[http://identi.ca/notice/201751|This post]]:

"Just asked http://blip.fm/ to support identi.ca ! #vrm #evangelism #identica #openmicroblogging"

Could now be written:

"Just asked http://blip.fm/ to support identi.ca ! 4#vrm evangelism identica openmicroblogging"

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Ticket ID: 
465
Reported by: 
forteller
Status: 
closed
Resolution: 
willnotfix
Type: 
enhancement
Component: 
ui
Priority: 
5
Version: 
undefined
Milestone: 
1.0

Updates

#1

i dont find it at least useful.
I rather ave no limit on chars.

#2

This seems unnecessarily complicated. I don't think we're going to do this.

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