I demur
The symbol # has been named "sharp" by musicians for hundreds of years, whereas the earliest recorded use of "octothorpe" (note the spelling) is at Bell Labs in the sixties.
Since the language is called "English" and not "American" or "European Trade Language" it is reasonable to reject this attempt to rename the symbol. Americans please note that your dialect is spoken by only 19% of the English speaking world.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
