title: MySQL - If It Starts With A Number Or Special Character
body: <pre><code>SELECT * 
  FROM `thread` 
  WHERE forumid NOT IN (1,2,3) AND IF( LEFT( title, 1) = '#', 1, 0)
  ORDER BY title ASC
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have this query which will select something if it starts with a #. What I want to do is if # is given as a value it will look for numbers and special characters. Or anything that is not a normal letter.</p>
  
  <p>How would I do this?</p>