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`

wakest ⁂ FOSDEM @liaizon@social.wake.st

2/2/2026, 4:16:08 PM

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Has anyone experimented with using Mastodon's `personal note` field as a way to have petnames in a fediverse client app? I use it a lot in Phanpy when friends have weird unpronounceable usernames and profile pictures that change every week to keep some mental consistency but I would love to just see the name field be replaceable with data in the saved in `profile note` field using markdown or something like `[Alice](customName)`

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://social.wake.st/users/liaizon/statuses/116001929200519043 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)