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`

Mark Stosberg @markstos@urbanists.social

3/16/2026, 6:28:05 PM

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@veronicaVeronica Explains (via Ghost) Looks like polls are a Mastodon extension to the ActivityPub spec. https://humberto.io/blog/mastodon_poll_in_activitypub/

Mastodon Poll in ActivityPub

A report on how does the Mastodon Poll operations work in ActivityPub

humberto.io · Humberto Rocha

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

3/16/2026, 6:30:45 PM

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@markstosMark Stosberg @veronicaVeronica Explains (via Ghost) well, kind of. They're well described in the Activity Vocabulary but not in the ActivityPub spec itself.

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