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`

mcc @mcc@mastodon.social

6/18/2025, 3:28:57 PM

Public

@MossMoss Wizard @adanielroth Okay. I don't agree, for two reasons:

- When you migrate instances, you can't bring your posts,
- I actually care about my posts. I put a lot of effort into them :(

If Mastodon had made different technical decisions (there are bugs asking for this going back to 2016), then I think what you say would be true, but that's not how I see the Mastodon-flavored fediverse as it actually developed :(

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.social/users/mcc/statuses/114705074572163623 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)