Public addressing

Public addressing is discussed here. The essential point here is that Public, as:Public, and https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public are equivalent as JSON-LD and thus should be treated in the same way by Fediverse applications.

Examples

Example 1

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://mitra/users/admin",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/EQekRRddAfY",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mitra/users/admin"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/fFEhQL45hFI",
    "published": "2024-03-31T14:28:32Z",
    "content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  }
}
```


```json title="bonfire"
{
  "canonicalUri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/igqa7_orFto",
  "date": "2024-03-30T18:01:07.000Z",
  "id": "01HT88BENR92TVDW3QG6RZY4F9",
  "objectPostContent": {
    "htmlBody": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  },
  "verb": {
    "verbDisplay": "created"
  }
}
```


```json title="mastodon"
{
  "id": "112186088130065694",
  "created_at": "2024-03-30T18:37:34.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/tvwBn0avS8Y",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/tvwBn0avS8Y",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "112186086980725689",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-30T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 20,
    "last_status_at": "2024-03-30",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}
```


```json title="mitra"
{
  "id": "018e94e9-9d04-76fe-2ce4-0477770c392a",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/fFEhQL45hFI",
  "url": null,
  "created_at": "2024-03-31T14:28:32Z",
  "edited_at": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "018e94e6-9c70-19ea-abbc-25876ee1f927",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "created_at": "2024-03-31T14:25:25.104753Z",
    "note": "",
    "avatar": null,
    "header": null,
    "locked": false,
    "mention_policy": "none",
    "bot": false,
    "identity_proofs": [],
    "payment_options": [],
    "fields": [],
    "emojis": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "subscribers_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 20,
    "source": null,
    "role": null,
    "authentication_methods": null,
    "client_config": null
  },
  "content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "pinned": false,
  "replies_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "018e94e5-7d86-cd07-c32b-eec115bb657e",
      "username": "admin",
      "acct": "admin",
      "url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "ipfs_cid": null,
  "links": []
}
```

Example 2

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://mitra/users/admin",
    "as:Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/VS5gR1-FITU",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "as:Public",
      "http://mitra/users/admin"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/6EySWp0fnyc",
    "published": "2024-03-31T14:28:42Z",
    "content": "as:Public"
  }
}
```


```json title="bonfire"
{
  "canonicalUri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/h15EtTyMYEs",
  "date": "2024-03-30T18:01:10.000Z",
  "id": "01HT88BHKG6Q5TB6FHA95VGSBF",
  "objectPostContent": {
    "htmlBody": "as:Public"
  },
  "verb": {
    "verbDisplay": "created"
  }
}
```


```json title="mastodon"
{
  "id": "112186088201183530",
  "created_at": "2024-03-30T18:37:35.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Iu3j2nqVUwo",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Iu3j2nqVUwo",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "as:Public",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "112186086980725689",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-30T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 21,
    "last_status_at": "2024-03-30",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}
```


```json title="mitra"
{
  "id": "018e94e9-c41e-dc5d-8ad8-e33b493e45d7",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/6EySWp0fnyc",
  "url": null,
  "created_at": "2024-03-31T14:28:42Z",
  "edited_at": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "018e94e6-9c70-19ea-abbc-25876ee1f927",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "created_at": "2024-03-31T14:25:25.104753Z",
    "note": "",
    "avatar": null,
    "header": null,
    "locked": false,
    "mention_policy": "none",
    "bot": false,
    "identity_proofs": [],
    "payment_options": [],
    "fields": [],
    "emojis": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "subscribers_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 21,
    "source": null,
    "role": null,
    "authentication_methods": null,
    "client_config": null
  },
  "content": "as:Public",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "pinned": false,
  "replies_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "018e94e5-7d86-cd07-c32b-eec115bb657e",
      "username": "admin",
      "acct": "admin",
      "url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "ipfs_cid": null,
  "links": []
}
```

Example 3

```json title="activity"
{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "http://mitra/users/admin",
    "Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/-sBJAbDfJHk",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "Public",
      "http://mitra/users/admin"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/fG6tlVH8okY",
    "published": "2024-03-31T14:28:52Z",
    "content": "Public"
  }
}
```


```json title="bonfire"
{
  "canonicalUri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/fPhvYw07Fm8",
  "date": "2024-03-30T18:01:14.000Z",
  "id": "01HT88BNGG1RTCAMJK6MCKY0ZB",
  "objectPostContent": {
    "htmlBody": "Public"
  },
  "verb": {
    "verbDisplay": "created"
  }
}
```


```json title="mastodon"
{
  "id": "112186088271974666",
  "created_at": "2024-03-30T18:37:36.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/L39aQgTZD1M",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/L39aQgTZD1M",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "Public",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "112186086980725689",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2024-03-30T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 22,
    "last_status_at": "2024-03-30",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}
```


```json title="mitra"
{
  "id": "018e94e9-eb39-f383-df00-aa2a40216d9f",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/fG6tlVH8okY",
  "url": null,
  "created_at": "2024-03-31T14:28:52Z",
  "edited_at": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "018e94e6-9c70-19ea-abbc-25876ee1f927",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "created_at": "2024-03-31T14:25:25.104753Z",
    "note": "",
    "avatar": null,
    "header": null,
    "locked": false,
    "mention_policy": "none",
    "bot": false,
    "identity_proofs": [],
    "payment_options": [],
    "fields": [],
    "emojis": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "subscribers_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 22,
    "source": null,
    "role": null,
    "authentication_methods": null,
    "client_config": null
  },
  "content": "Public",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "reblog": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "pinned": false,
  "replies_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "id": "018e94e5-7d86-cd07-c32b-eec115bb657e",
      "username": "admin",
      "acct": "admin",
      "url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "ipfs_cid": null,
  "links": []
}
```