Hi y’all, I’m at the Anarchist Tech Convergence in Montreal and dipping my toes back into the social media waters with this #introduction post!

Hey, just discovered the fediverse ! For the moment, seems like an architechture similar to matrix (many individual servers), but closer to an usage to instagram or twitter ! Very cool, thank's MATC !
#introduction

Hello, my name is Evan. I am at #AnarchistTechConvergence in #Montreal and this is my #introduction. I like making wine, native plants, and other fun things.

@wataru
Welcome to the server!

You might want to repost using the #introduction hashtag. Many people follow it.

Using hashtags (and following them) is vital on Mastodon since there's no AI to push messages to timelines. People follow hashtags to see posts that share their interests.

Reach out if you have questions! Glad you are here.

#introduction after account migration 👋
I'm a professional #TextileArtist I live in the #PeakDistrict UK. My #textile artworks are hand stitched, primarily with hand dyed wool. Using a free hand technique I “paint with thread and yarn”. I'm a #landscape and #architecture #artist predominantly but also dabble in #abstractart My website is https://www.cognissart.co.uk/ if you want to find out more 😊 and here is some of my work 👇
#Art #embroidery #FineArtInStitch #fineart #MastoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon

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Stitched artwork depicting a dark moorland hillside with a tumble down dry stone wall leading away from the eye. The sun has just set and there is a bright line of sunshine on the horizon beneath grey/purple clouds

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Stitched artwork depicting silver birch trees with autumnal bracken in the foreground

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Stitched artwork depicting a snow scene with bare trees on the horizon. A stone wall crossed the centre and footprints lead through a gateway in it

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Stitched artwork depicting a summer woodland with light and shade. A very breen pallette with tall thin tree trunks in brown/grey. Close mounted in a brown double mount. Viewed on an angle to show texture.

Hello, gamedev.place! We're Astronaut Entertainment, an indie studio from Türkiye.

We're building Ancient Online: Remastered, a classic eastern-fantasy empire MMORPG on Unreal Engine 5.8:

• One world across PC, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS
• Rival empires, open-world PvP, guild sieges, player economy
• No pay-to-win: cosmetics and convenience only
• 30 languages

Dev notes on server tech & world building ahead.

https://ancient.astent.games

#introduction #gamedev #indiedev #MMORPG #UnrealEngine

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Ancient Online: Remastered key art (illustration): an armoured warrior with a long sword and a red cape stands on a cliff at sunrise, looking over a misty valley of pagodas and blossoming cherry trees. The game logo sits at the bottom centre.

New instance, new #introduction

Hi, I'm Grimthorpe (or Grimthorp), also known as Lisa.
I've been around the internet since before the web started (but only just).
I help to run (when I get around to setting up the server again) UglyMUG, a MUD that started life at Manchester University.

I am a computer programmer who is very annoyed by LLMs and want to avoid using them as much as possible.

I have recently gone down a nostalgia trip and ended up acquiring several retro Acorn computers, including:
* BBC B Micro
* BBC Master 128
* Archimedes A310
* A3000
* RiscPC 610
* RiscPC 710
A lot of my spare time is trying to fix and enhance the machines.

Thanks for your patience (and welcomes!) everyone. I was showing people at the #Fediverse signup night at #Foulab how to make an self-introduction .

My name is Evan and I live in #Montreal! #introduction I love the #Fediverse I love #NativePlants I have a #Citroen and I believe in a #FreePalestine

RE: https://masto.nyc/@draken/116947991364340896

Edited the #introduction thread again.

Draken BlackKnight » 🌐 2026-07-19 / 2026-09-16
@draken@masto.nyc

EDITS:
2026/07/19: Updated information, added birthdays for the cats, added my Matrix handle.
2026/09/07: Added that I now use Arch BTW
2026/09/16: Removed SimpleX; I didn't know about its founder's fascist bullshit over on the deadbirdsite.

RE: https://masto.nyc/@draken/116947991364340896

Update to my #introduction thread.

Draken BlackKnight » 🌐 2026-07-19 / 2026-09-16
@draken@masto.nyc

EDITS:
2026/07/19: Updated information, added birthdays for the cats, added my Matrix handle.
2026/09/07: Added that I now use Arch BTW
2026/09/16: Removed SimpleX; I didn't know about its founder's fascist bullshit over on the deadbirdsite.

Right. Introduction post.

It’s a little complicated (and probably too long and too much).

I’ve been lieven for a few years now but it’s not my actual name. My real name is that rare I can find only about 5 people with the same name in the world (but none with the same spelling). Seemingly I’m the only one in Europe, at least in modern times.

That’s what happens when you choose your name with care and take a few years to find it. My previous name was also rare though shared with a famous cartoon (not intentional). There’s a story why that name became history too. Maybe one day I’ll share.
The name originally given to me came alongside a traumatising religious event by the two people who ended up abusing me until I was removed from the home at 13 and those two eventually had a judge revoke their parental rights.

I take a lot of pride in the person I’ve become – me. It was not easy to get here. At the same time, there’s still a lot of lingering trauma and I’ve yet to find my tribe.
As an outspoken queer neurodivergent mixed-race writer who consistently writes about society’s errors and highlights the lives of the vulnerable among us I’ve made a lot of enemies and have seen a lot of violence.

I’m an activist who doesn’t hold up a protest sign but a mirror.

Proud as I am of my identity, I am also deliberately anonymous online. Not by choice, but for my safety. I hope you understand.

That said, I am very much human. Too human, at times.

I care and am fiercely political. Given my identity I have no choice. I wish more people cared.

Beyond all that, I mentor queer youth. I am a storyteller and help others tell their stories. I am an artist who works primarily online, with text; sound and sometimes animation.

I build pretty little confrontational worlds.

I have a diverse professional background and am occasionally hired to do other things as well. Sometimes you just need the money.

I’m a millennial but I’ve come to the conclusion linear time no longer serves me.
If I am not online I am probably working out, reading or sleeping.

I’m barophobic but that’s only sensible.

Want to seduce me? Contemporary art, politics, music, sustainability, interior design, fashion and empathy turn me on. As long as you make an effort and don’t just go for the easy and the obvious.

The fediverse seems a nicer, better, place to be. I’m glad I’m finally here.

#introduction #lgbt2sqia #lgbtq #queer #writer #art #artist #story

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Detail of a line drawing in black and white by lieven. It's chaotic with lines forming small shapes transforming into larger shapes, including a spiral and a bust of a human figure. The shapes are not immediately clear. The words "I don't know what to say anymore" are also in the drawing. No AI.

@cholas Nice to have you here and on Mastodon! We are all here to help!

#introduction

@christhecreator21 Hi Chris. Welcome to Mastodon and this server!

Suggestion. Use hashtags liberally in your introduction for things that interest you. Also use the #introduction hashtag. Because there's no AI to feed the timeline, people follow hashtags so they see the posts that interest them. And many people follow #introduction

Reach out with any questions.

The profile @octade is being deprecated. The profile has moved here: @8@star.octade.net.

#Introduction #Move

https://star.octade.net/@8

#Introduction #Move

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A green numeral 8 in wireframe grid on a black background.

@altk3y
Don't forget an #introduction post!

@njbair @pluralistic Try the #introduction hashtag for reach.

Okay new server so here goes. I'm Keri. I live in Western Massachusetts. I am a huge bookworm. I also like to travel. I am totally blind and have other disabilities. I work in the human service field. I enjoy meeting new people and having interesting chats on all sorts of topics. #Blind #Introduction #WesternMass

heyo #mastodon! this is not an #introduction post, but I realized my bio had gone really stale, so I updated it. if you're interested in any of the topics below, feel free to request to follow!

I'm a data monkey in tech, but that's just what I do by day to keep the lights on.

things I am interested in & can talk about for hours on end if you let me:
🎮 #retroGaming #retroTech
🌐 the #smallWeb #indieWeb #Fediverse
🐧 #Linux #popOS
🖥 #privacy, #FOSS, the ""#AI"" bubble
🌆 #yeg #Edmonton 🇨🇦

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Who is anyone? Who are you?

#Identity #Introduction #EmilyDickinson

Hi Everyone! Some of you know me from my account over on deacon.social and for some of you I am a new face. It is good to be here.

After hearing from a number of followers on my last account that they would miss interacting with me I decided to remain on Mastodon and migrated my account today over here to the theres.life server. Many thanks to the admin of this server for so quickly approving my account here!

For those who don't know me here's a brief intro. I am a Reformed pastor who has a long time love of church history, #liturgy , #missiology , and #biblical #theology ...and obviously #Jesus . Those loves have played an important role in my slowly drifting towards the Anglican Church.

About five months ago my wife and I decided to take a leap of faith, leave ministry in the Reformed tradition, and finally make the transition into the #Anglican tradition. It has been a crazy journey, but a beautiful one for our family. And the bishop of our diocese has been incredibly generous in recognizing my previous call to ministry and is preparing me for #ordination to the transitional diaconate this October. (I will likely be sharing more about my journey into Anglican ministry in the upcoming weeks and months.)

If you and I have not met before, please make sure to introduce yourself! I would love to make your acquaintance. And if you recognize me from over at deacon.social I look forward to reconnecting here!

God bless each of you and keep you in his grace and peace.

#introduction #NewHere

👋 An #introduction. I'm Jessamyn (she/her) an #ExtremelyOnline #GenX #librarian and #technology educator. I care a lot about the #DigitalDivide and #accessibility

I live in #rural #vermont am a #civics #nerd and an elected #JusticeofthePeace

I used to own #MetaFilter and help run #MLTSHP

I like #moss #wikipedia #trivia #birds #scrabble #antiracist librarianship and practical #anarchism

- Reading list
https://glammr.us/deck/@jessamyn/115839891017442334
- Wikipedia work
https://glammr.us/@jessamyn/115849719781135830

Just happy to be here

Hey everyone! I wanted to do an updated re-up of my Introduction here on Mstdn dot Games.

Who am I? I'm a 40+ year old Dad with 4 kids.

Other descriptors: Christian, enviromancer, leftist, nerd, and a major Animal Crossing / Pokopia enjoyer.

Primary Nonsense I Post: Dad jokes, cozy gaming (ACNH, Pokopia), manga, music, NYT Games (Wordle, Strands, Connections - always behind a spoiler).

Fav Games: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokémon Crystal, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, F-Zero 99, Super Puzzle Fighter, Pokémon Pokopia

Fav Manga: Akane-Banashi, One Piece, Sailor Moon, Fist of the North Star, Blue Box, Donald Duck Visits Japan, Your Lie in April

#Introductions #Introduction #Music #KPop #DadJokes #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #Manga #Fediverse #Mastodon #Pokemon

Hi everyone 🤗 My name is Tristan 🏳️‍🌈, from Kristiansand, Norway. Im 54 y/o, and completely new to Mastodon and the Fediverse, but trying my best to learn.

The way I often use 'social media', is by posting pictures or videos from my everyday life together with my canine companion Loke, so i'm looking into Pixelfed and PeerTube as well, and I really enjoy it.

I also drink way too much coffee, but it makes me happy, so i'm not gonna stop anytime soon. ☕☺️🤗
#introduction

New #introduction post
You can just call me Draken. It's actually Lord Draken BlackKnight, but I’ve stepped away from the NYC nightside community following the closure of The Court of Lazarus, where I was Keeper of the Scroll from September 2022 until its final gathering in February 2025.

Practicing Witch since 1997, I’ve been solitary most of that time. I’ve been talking about how evil people who believe in jesus tales are for almost as long and lately I’ve been proven right.
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RE: https://masto.nyc/@draken/115923963401075852

Edited several posts on my #introduction thread.

Draken BlackKnight » 🌐 2026-01-19
@draken@masto.nyc

New #introduction post
You can just call me Draken. It's actually Lord Draken BlackKnight, but I’ve stepped away from the NYC nightside community following the closure of The Court of Lazarus, where I was Keeper of the Scroll from September 2022 until its final gathering in February 2025.

Practicing Witch since 1997, I’ve been solitary most of that time. I’ve been talking about how evil people who believe in jesus tales are for almost as long and lately I’ve been proven right.
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#WelcomeToTheFediverse, @Lone!

As you might have learned, the #Fediverse is quite different from corporate #SocialMedia sites.

In particular, there's *no* automatic #algorithm. *People* are the algorithm.

As with moving to a new neighborhood, you need to engage consistently.

The first two steps are to create a relevant #Bio and a pinned #Introduction that you (re)boost every week or so.
Here are some further tips to make this a worthwhile experience here:

Good luck!

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109960697083138864

New job and new place means new #introduction post!

Hi, I'm Doro!
I'm a #Physics PostDoc at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics near #Munich, Germany! I play with ultracold atoms in lattices of laser light to simulate other quantum systems!
I'm also a fan of open source software (#FOSS), #Linux, and I code in #python for work and for fun!
I love SciFi in all forms, especially #StarTrek and #DoctorWho.
No tolerance for discrimination of any kind.

New instance so I guess new intro? I haven't done one in years, so here goes...

Dad x2 (teen and a toddler 😳) Happy and devoted husband to @jillianmarisa. Liberal. Enthusiastic Missouri Master Naturalist and somehow President of the KC chapter. 🤷‍♂️

Tootin' since 2022. Mastodon made me a Linux-using, #fedifirst, FOSS evangelist.

I dig: Conservation + naturalist topics, photography (mostly birds these days) postcards 'n travel. Leader @ a Conglom-O Corp thankfully doing tech that isn't evil.

Washed up travel influencer. I still help run @AirlineReporter & host a Mastodon community of travel/airplane geeks @ AvGeek.Social.

Growing a family, chickens and multiple gardens while renovating my childhood home: Grandpa's 1960 house here in beautiful Lee’s Summit, MO, US (KC-metro)

#Missouri #KC-ish #Travel #Postcards #DadOps #CorpLife #Gardening #Zone6B #introduction

Hello

I’m Kestral. Author, playwright, poet, and professional overthinker. Non-binary. They/them pronouns please.

I write stories about identity, connection, belonging, and queerness in the form of books, theatre, and shitposts on the internet.

Mostly shitposts on the internet.

I used to poke computers for money and I’m still a hacker at heart. I love old tech, small tech, human tech. Also sandwiches.

HACK THE PLANET!

#Introduction

A quotation from Homer

Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns …
driven time and again off course, once he had plundered
   the hallowed heights of Troy.
Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds,
many pains he suffered, heartsick on the open sea,
fighting to save his life and bring his comrades home.
 
[Ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ
πλάγχθη, ἐπεὶ Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον ἔπερσε·
πολλῶν δ’ ἀνθρώπων ἴδεν ἄστεα καὶ νόον ἔγνω,
πολλὰ δ’ ὅ γ’ ἐν πόντῳ πάθεν ἄλγεα ὃν κατὰ θυμόν,
ἀρνύμενος ἥν τε ψυχὴν καὶ νόστον ἑταίρων.]

Homer (fl. 7th-8th C. BC) Greek author
The Odyssey [Ὀδύσσεια], Book 1, l. 1ff (1.1-5) (c. 700 BC) [tr. Fagles (1996)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/homer/46407/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #homer #odyssey #character #complexity #epic #hero #introduction #journey #protagonist #quest #muse

New instance, new #introduction time.

Formerly intrepidhero@vmst.io.

I post a lot of #hiking, #mountaineering, and #caturday pictures, #cooking, #gardening, #diy projects, esoteric #programming and grumpy #tech and #design thoughts, and #poetry, both my own and attributed. I like #scifi and #fantasy and when I post about politics it will get a CW.

Posts are meant to be ephemeral. Anything I want to keep up long term will end up on my website.

☮️

Hello everyone
Hi mastodon

#introduction

I am trying to be a optimist

I write socially critical, philosophical, thoughtful, accusatory texts that may make some think about how our world is

I write because I am saddened by the way this world is going
I write in GR DE and EN

I do not accept hate speech, negativity, intolerance and racism in any way, so please respect that

The trolling creatures on Twitter bother me even after my short time there
Let's see how it is here🙂

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#AltText Photo from a beach in Greece Letters on the photo: I love history especially Alexander the Great I am Greek and I love Greece and Greek history