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`

Pekka Paalanen @pq@floss.social

12/4/2025, 11:48:20 AM

Public

My thought about reviewing code contributions:

Explaining what is wrong with a patch is both confrontational and not pointing the right way. A much better approach is to make a tangible change suggestion and explain why that is better.

In the end, both styles can bring up the same facts. However, the negative style punishes the contributor. The positive style can give the impression of walking with the contributor towards a better result.

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