Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca

2/2/2026, 6:16:51 PM

Public

I might offend some folks with this poll… but I think it's kind of the elephant in the room, my friends.

Q: Is the biggest problem with #Mastodon in general actually the moderation of its biggest instance: mastodon.social?

This is not directed at anyone personally, rather, it's directed at a toxic culture that I see innocent people/victims posting about over and over again.

(mastodon.social is 300K MAU, next one is 12K)

#Fediverse #Moderation #OpenServers #Bullying #Welcome

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