<![CDATA[If you have ever looked for specialized information on Mastodon and failed, it may be because you didn't include hashtags, or they weren't the right kind of hashtags.]]>If you have ever looked for specialized information on Mastodon and failed, it may be because you didn't include hashtags, or they weren't the right kind of hashtags. Nailing the hashtags is the Mastodon equivalent of what we used to call Google Fu (mastery of Boolean searches) before Google sabotaged search. There is a nerd out there following an obscure hashtag, and that person is waiting to help you solve your problem.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/2d9b7e51-9e2a-47a0-9b98-606a82a21669/if-you-have-ever-looked-for-specialized-information-on-mastodon-and-failed-it-may-be-because-you-didn-t-include-hashtags-or-they-weren-t-the-right-kind-of-hashtags.RSS for NodeFri, 19 Jun 2026 16:35:00 GMTFri, 12 Jun 2026 22:15:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to If you have ever looked for specialized information on Mastodon and failed, it may be because you didn't include hashtags, or they weren't the right kind of hashtags. on Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:38:40 GMT]]>@laguiri
I have seen the most obscure queries answered on here. There was a time when I thought Twitter must be better for that sort of thing. I was so wrong.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116739533756195901https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116739533756195901Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:38:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you have ever looked for specialized information on Mastodon and failed, it may be because you didn't include hashtags, or they weren't the right kind of hashtags. on Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:19:05 GMT]]>@RachelThornSub Canning is a precise job; the same as baking, I would say. I just said "I don't know if I want to learn more about pickling" and I got good advice from a complete stranger. mastodon is magical sometimes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/laguiri/statuses/116739456724881969https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neopaquita.es/users/laguiri/statuses/116739456724881969Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:19:05 GMT