My Common Hash Tags and Codes

I get asked "what does this or that tag or code mean about 10 times a day." So I figured it was time to set the common ones in print, and save me some keystrokes. If I've left out anything obvious that I use often, please let me know.

Signal Codes

VIA  -  I came upon this resource or person by way of the via: @name.

HT  (or h/t)  A hat tip. And acknowledgement to the person who brought the item to my attention.  Often preferred over "via" when substantial changes were made to the tweet content, meaning, or purpose, but where some credit/appreciation is still due.

FTW – "For The Win."

Codes Created By Me

I've also conceived or embraced a few codes that everyone would use, were I ever King.  Some of my followers and friends use them now.

MT — Modified Tweet/Transmission. The tweet was substantially changed to mock or clarify.

BL  — Broken Link/Resource.  Sender should repair and resend.

CC — Carbon Copy routing to list of people.  Do not retweet (or the recipients get tweet-bombed).

CR — Creator Role." Based on Dublin Core meta data standards. Signifies that @name mentioned before the CR code had some kind of creative authorship or moderating role in relation to the Tweet or resource.  The precise role is beyond the scope of the code, and a level of detail that cannot be conveyed in a tweet. This code at least affirms there is such a role relationship to be further discovered.

SMT — See My Tweet.  Instructs someone to see a recent tweet, probably not very far down their timeline.  Especially useful when instant messaging, texting or emailing, and you don't wish to repeat what you just tweeted.

Hashtags

#p2 — The "clear channel" umbrella tag for Progressives (you may know them as "Liberals") to connect up and share resources and information across Twitter and other social networks. Read its history and mission here.

#tcot  — Top Conservatives on Twitter.  In reality, it's mostly unhinged teaparty whack jobs, but it's entertaining for some when there's nothing on TV. I usually include this tag in a tweet when I believe the content is of interest to the conservatives wrecking America, or is simply so deliciously mocking that they shouldn't be left out of the mirth.

#tlot — Top Libertarians on Twitter. People who wanted to maintain some distance from the whackjobs in #tcot (see previous), but ended up with their own homegrown variation of the tag. After all, as Drew Carey said, "A libertarian is just a conservative who still gets high."

#WTL – Wingnut Threat Level.  A color-coded system for indicating the current alert status of the biggest threat to democracy since Rush Limbaugh. I created this tag because someone had to.

Hash Tags Created By Me

#ff — Alias for "#FollowFriday," but also being repurposed to mean: "Friends to follow."   It basically means, "I am recommending these [ @names in this tweet ] to my followers. Read more about it, and my redefinition of it here.

#Hatriot — Means "this tweet concerns a Foxbagger, Limbau/Beck listener,  or some other strain of right wingnut.  Those who know me, know I've been using this term since 1996, on various services. I neglected to add it to Urban Dictionary (only started doing that with my terms recently), and only recently did someone else finally get around to doing that. And that's fine. I just love the term. Credit is for those kids on the FreeCreditReport.com ads.