[jamesrcole]

> But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly.

I don't think the terms "tweeting" and "tooting" are in the same ballpark in terms of how ridiculous they sound to people.

> In the end it doesn't matter all that much.

But naming does matter, which is why companies spend huge sums on it each year.

(Btw I removed those examples from my earlier comment as I felt they weren't relevant to the topic we were originally discussing, which was the name Madstodon)

[prophesi]

Honestly, the name doesn't matter once the network effect kicks in.

[jamesrcole]

But the naming (especially "toot", less so "Mastodon") will likely stop the network effect kicking in IMO. I think it's that bad.