#TIL that #SnakeCase is a less frequently used tagging scheme on the #fediverse.
This could be due to that some services break their internal tagging schema, e.g. #Minds doesn't work well with #KebabCase.
Or it could be due to the laziness of the users and subjectively arguing that #snake_case doesn't add to the readability of #PascalCase or #camelCase tags.
In return the argument is that snake_case can add value if the tag has a not obvious word break, especially if the tag is completely written in lowercase or UPPERCASE.
Or if the the underscore replaces a different character other than space like slash, pipe, hyphen, etc.
And in AReallyLongTag / a_really_long_tag it could aid readability.
Thus if one wants grouping and discoverability of posts while creating a brand identity consider using snake_case tags.
@barefootstache One important reason for pascal or camel case in hashtags is screen reader support. Do you know if screen readers support snake case?
@timbrueckner That is a good point, though it seems that some screen readers permit some sense of configuration (verbosity) of which punctuation characters are read and which are not.
This does bring up the question if one writes tags within the main content does the #ScreenReader read "hashtag/pound/brace screen reader" or does it ignore the `#` punctuation.
