this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2025
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When you search for a hash tag, you're searching the global feed. The global feed is local accounts, accounts anyone on your server is following, and accounts connected to a relay your server is following. On a new server, it takes time to build those connections.
Also, when a server becomes aware of an account, only new posts are shown. The reason you can see all that stuff on pixelfed.social is that it's been active for like 7 years and has "known" about those accounts for a long time. When first connected, you'd get the same results on pixelfed.social that you're getting now.
Federation is probably fine, but Pixelfed.ca is just in an awkward phase.
Ah okay. So it's just a matter of.. the more people use this instance, the more things are cached. Gotcha! Thanks for that explanation ๐
Yeah, early members have to do a bit more legwork making connections to make it easier for the noobs down the road ;)
Gah. Time to search and load all the profiles ๐ฅฒ๐