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Wed Feb 18

My name is Memphis Tennesee.

Written by: funbreaker

22:47:07 20 February 2026 UTC

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octothorpes

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Gee Funbreaker, why do you have two (hash)tag lists on your posts?

Easy! The first list points to internal tag pages. That is, if you click on those, you’ll be taken to a page on this site that just lists other pages on the site that have that tag. The second list, on the bottom, will take you to a stark white linkroll page. Other people’s blog are featured! This is because I hooked my site to the Octothorpes protocol.

Dope. What’s an Octothorpe?

“Octothorpe” is another name for the hash/pound/number symbol. The protocol is a way to get the utility of social media hashtags on regular blogs.

Two guys named Ním and Nik came up

Could you do this with ActivityPub?

I have no idea. You might be able to do something like this if you installed Wordpress, Drupal or some other CMS and their ActivityPub Plugin.

Are you seriously making references to Real-Time Fandub?

Yeah. And?

I like Real-Time Fandub but I need you to explain what it has to do with this Octothorpes thing.

Oh yeah. If you’re able to wrangle Web Components a bit better than I am, the tag lists get fancy. Each tag by default has a hash symbol that’s tilted forty-five degrees to the left. Click on it: the has symbol will straighten up and the tag listing will expand to a list of posts that share that tag across your relay.

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