From bef74481c84df5b5e940a8de62b8986bdb9c6566 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ted Unangst <tedu@tedunangst.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:53:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] check for bogus hashtags

---
 activity.go | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index b3f8fa3..deae9d3 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -659,7 +659,11 @@ func xonkxonk(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 					}
 				}
 				if tt == "Hashtag" {
-					xonk.Onts = append(xonk.Onts, name)
+					if len(name) > 1 && name[0] == '#' {
+						xonk.Onts = append(xonk.Onts, name)
+					} else {
+						log.Printf("bogus hashtag name: %s", name)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			xonk.Onts = oneofakind(xonk.Onts)