joel@fosstodon.org even in Mastodon "unlisted" simply means the "public" indicator is in cc instead of to. It does not imply that the content is private. Remember that this is why it's not even called "unlisted" anymore, but "quiet public".
NodeBB will see the post as correctly indicated by Mastodon (that it is public), and treat it as such.
cc finchhaven@sfba.social