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Orthanc
@orthanc.nz
Semi-professional bad influence, secret santa imp, comfort food influencer, and all around good guy, He/Him, Orthanc of the Bluesky.

Tāmaki Makaurau
*lays a trail of grapes and chocolate cake leading the way back to this universe so we don't lose you*
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Last I checked there were only 8 feddiverse sign ups, so maybe not the biggest.

But I am kinda secretly hoping it does drive a bit more uptake of the bridge and a little more cross connection
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I mean, the first one I remember is still my parents phone number so I won't post it, but there would have been a few before that.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Heh, i love that the kea has a sign
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Ahh yes, very much that. Nothing needed for the bridge, but use the secret santa hashtag for secret santa posts so they show up in feeds and hashtags
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
But basically, post as normal, just make sure they're public and we'll be able to see your posts.

No special hash tags required
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
To elaborate on that second one.

If you reply to @witchnwords@mastodon.nz account, and your reply is public. The reply will come across because you're both bridged.

But if you reply to somone who doesn't use the bridge the reply won't come across.
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You don't have to do anything special other than activate like you have. I'm responding from Bluesky.

The key thing is
* make your posts public, anything followers only or the other settings won't be bridged, but yours are public
* replies to people who aren't bridged won't be bridged.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Why it's secret santa sign up day!
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Huzzah. Glad you're able to join in this time.
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Huzzah, first mastodon player! Glad to have you in on the fun
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Heh, it's always the simple things that we don't even notice.

Glad you're in on the fun now
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
That's usually either a glitch in the matrix or a typo in your handle.

If you try again with

drsian.bsky.social

Then it should let you in
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I mean, it's all threaded connectors these days, so it's basically just like big boy lego but really icky and gross.

But I have a functioning sink again now which is better.
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I mean, it's not that we are a bit overly focused on this, but we have an ad for it
Someone always wants to steal your stuff!!!
YouTube video by Phlashm4n
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Absolutely, such pretty little things, absolutely cute and feminine, why just look at the way that blade curves
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 AM
So glad your had that feeling down here.

I hope the reminder and the memory lasts for a long time.
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I mean, I can see why, it's all sparkly and magical and very you
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have my grandparents 1950s encyclopedia britanica. Still with my grandfathers little scraps of paper bookmarking pages.

It doesn't get a lot of use but it makes me happy.
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I'd much rather grow old and get weirder than be boring
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I think I can count 5 this year. 7 if I fudge a little
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Also for me

I think the real test is 1 point for each of those things you've done this year 🤣
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM