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`

The Eye @eyeinthesky@mastodon.social

1/8/2026, 5:40:11 AM

Public

@evanEvan Prodromou @cmsdenglDavid Phd Not simple at all. What does "highly downvoted" mean? > x dislikes, > y% dislikes vs likes, weighted voting based on follower counts, ??? also, "hidden by default" will not be reliable since the dislike activity will not be published to all instances that cached the activity being downvoted. This is the same Fediverse issue with inaccurate Like counts.

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

1/8/2026, 12:11:48 PM

Public

@eyeintheskyThe Eye @cmsdenglDavid Phd yes, and just as easily solved, by fetching the `likes` and `dislikes` collection from the remote object. Recent versions of Mastodon are finally using this feature of ActivityPub.

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/115859410667578333 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)