@isol @ascentale @bikenite That would mess up the ability of BikeNite hashtag to attract new folks to BikeNite, I think, because it would limit how long the tag was used.
The best way to follow BikeNite, in my experience, is to (1) follow Phil's account and choose the bell on his profile so you're notified when he posts. (2) Follow @bikenite
Not everyone remembers to use the hashtag so one does not always see their posts by hitting the hashtag. It's also possible some people leave out the fedigroup, but you can catch a lot by following that account.
(3) From Phil's timeline, go to the question - most folks reply directly to the question toot so as those dribble in each week, you can find them, subject to how well they are federating to your instance. You can bookmark the question if you want to return to it when there are more answers. Some of the issue here is just how Mastodon was designed.
Some of the things meant to cut down on trolling also cut down on the ability to find things easily.
I do wish we had a site to archive our discussions because we often get repeat questions and also because there are useful answers that become less searchable, but then there'd be privacy issues involved, money issues, etc. so I doubt that will ever happen.
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