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`

George Hotelling @george@a2mi.social

1/11/2026, 4:01:17 PM

Public

Watching the #forkiverse come online is a good model of how to populate the Fediverse. One reason why https://a2mi.social has lasted for all these years is because we started with a core group of people who all wanted to talk to each other. It sidesteps the empty room problem.

I still expect a lot of people to drop off after the newness wears out but I also suspect a core group will stick around and slowly grow.

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