` :::: No. Not many people have ever heard of the octothorpe name, in my circles. It was called ``the number sign``, after the phone companies usage on keypads, until about five to ten years ago. The last few years online (seeming to lead the pack and culture) started to call it a ``pound sign``, always known to expeditor people for weight, always appearing at the end of a number (eg. CW#). Both of those appear to be usages and not the symbol's name. Now I was told, loosely, that it was an octothorpe but since have discovered the term may be a broad one that covers many eight sided figures. (what else?). Either way, a redirect from these usages to the proper name would be in order for a dictionary of any merit. The proper name? Brings us back to a conundrum?   `