[mikece]

It would be nice if people stopped saying "On Mastodon" and said "On ActivityPub" instead -- there are a number of ActivityPub servers and I really hope Mastodon as a name doesn't eclipse the fact that it's just an instance of an ActivityPub server.

[packetlost]

I usually hear it referred to as the "fediverse", which seems catchier and solves the concern you have.

[im3w1l]

Fediverse also has the advantage that it refers to the community rather than the specific protocol. When mastodon spoke the ostatus protocol with gnusocial that was also fediverse.

[Toorkit]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Mastodon, is in fact, ActivityPub/Mastodon, or as I've recently taken to calling it, ActivityPub plus Mastodon.

;-)

[ergonaught]

Saying "On ActivityPub" instead of "On Mastodon" is likely a very good way to prevent any sort of mass adoption.

[cmeacham98]

Mastodon is the name that has traction, being pedantic about this will just confuse users and reduce adoption.

[hn92726819]

Is this a joke? ActivityPub is a protocol isn't it? People are "on twitter", not "on http"

[OJFord]

It's more like recommending a blog that's 'on Google Reader' vs. 'on RSS' (has an RSS feed). Or Matt Levine's 'Gmail newsletter' is popular around here.