@iwritelike I'm not even sure why he would be mad at that.
Tagging accounts and using hashtags are fundamental on the Fediverse, as they are often followed by people to find posts about topics outside their usual list of accounts, as well as being used to filter unwanted posts. It's normally recommended to use them, as long as they are correct for the post they're used on.
Unless I'm missing something and another type of tag was meant?
Anyway, glad you're still here 
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