4 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/mastodon-profile.el b/lisp/mastodon-profile.el
index 55041c9..7b5a700 100644
--- a/lisp/mastodon-profile.el
+++ b/lisp/mastodon-profile.el
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ is updated on entering mastodon mode and on toggle any setting it
 contains")
 
 (define-minor-mode mastodon-profile-update-mode
-  "Minor mode to update Mastodon user profile."
+  "Minor mode to update user profile."
   :group 'mastodon-profile
   :keymap mastodon-profile-update-mode-map
   :global nil)
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ If the handle does not match a search return then retun NIL."
       (elt matching-account 0))))
 
 (defun mastodon-profile--account-from-id (user-id)
-  "Request an account object relating to a USER-ID from Mastodon."
+  "Request an account object relating to a USER-ID."
   (mastodon-http--get-json
    (mastodon-http--api (format "accounts/%s" user-id))))
 
diff --git a/lisp/mastodon-tl.el b/lisp/mastodon-tl.el
index a35ae5e..4c0375d 100644
--- a/lisp/mastodon-tl.el
+++ b/lisp/mastodon-tl.el
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ respects the user's `browse-url' settings."
 ;;; VARIABLES
 
 (defvar-local mastodon-tl--buffer-spec nil
-  "A unique identifier and functions for each Mastodon buffer.")
+  "A unique identifier and functions for each mastodon buffer.")
 
 (defvar-local mastodon-tl--update-point nil
   "When updating a mastodon buffer this is where new toots will be inserted.
diff --git a/lisp/mastodon-toot.el b/lisp/mastodon-toot.el
index 062eaf0..a48d5d9 100644
--- a/lisp/mastodon-toot.el
+++ b/lisp/mastodon-toot.el
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ CANCEL means the toot was not sent, so we save the toot text as a draft."
     (mastodon-toot--restore-previous-window-config prev-window-config)))
 
 (defun mastodon-toot--cancel ()
-  "Kill new-toot buffer/window. Does not POST content to Mastodon.
+  "Kill new-toot buffer/window. Does not POST content.
 If toot is not empty, prompt to save text as a draft."
   (interactive)
   (if (mastodon-toot--empty-p)
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ to `emojify-user-emojis', and the emoji data is updated."
 ;;; SEND TOOT FUNCTION
 
 (defun mastodon-toot--send ()
-  "POST contents of new-toot buffer to Mastodon instance and kill buffer.
+  "POST contents of new-toot buffer to fediverse instance and kill buffer.
 If media items have been attached and uploaded with
 `mastodon-toot--attach-media', they are attached to the toot.
 If `mastodon-toot--edit-item-id' is non-nil, PUT contents to
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ Only text that is not one of these faces will be spell-checked."
 
 
 (define-minor-mode mastodon-toot-mode
-  "Minor mode to capture Mastodon toots."
+  "Minor mode for composing toots."
   :keymap mastodon-toot-mode-map
   :global nil)
 
diff --git a/lisp/mastodon.el b/lisp/mastodon.el
index 4667450..70ab73c 100644
--- a/lisp/mastodon.el
+++ b/lisp/mastodon.el
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
   :group 'external)
 
 (defcustom mastodon-instance-url "https://mastodon.social"
-  "Base URL for the Mastodon instance you want to be active.
-For example, if your mastodon username is
+  "Base URL for the fediverse instance you want to be active.
+For example, if your username is
 \"example_user@social.instance.org\", and you want this account
 to be active, the value of this variable should be
 \"https://social.instance.org\".
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ changes to take effect."
 
 (defcustom mastodon-active-user nil
   "Username of the active user.
-For example, if your mastodon username is
+For example, if your username is
 \"example_user@social.instance.org\", and you want this account
 to be active, the value of this variable should be
 \"example_user\".
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ See `mastodon-toot-display-orig-in-reply-buffer'.")
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun mastodon ()
-  "Connect Mastodon client to `mastodon-instance-url' instance."
+  "Connect client to `mastodon-instance-url' instance."
   (interactive)
   (let* ((tls (list "home"
                     "local"
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ See `mastodon-toot-display-orig-in-reply-buffer'.")
     (if buffer
         (pop-to-buffer buffer '(display-buffer-same-window))
       (mastodon-tl--get-home-timeline)
-      (message "Loading Mastodon account %s on %s..."
+      (message "Loading fediverse account %s on %s..."
                (mastodon-auth--user-acct)
                mastodon-instance-url))))
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ Calls `mastodon-tl--get-buffer-type', which see."
 (add-hook 'mastodon-mode-hook #'mastodon-mode-hook-fun)
 
 (define-derived-mode mastodon-mode special-mode "Mastodon"
-  "Major mode for Mastodon, the federated microblogging network."
+  "Major mode for fediverse services using the Mastodon API."
   (read-only-mode 1))
 
 (provide 'mastodon)