diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx
index 3e7abda451..40fbac5255 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const Mastodon = React.createClass({
               <Route path='getting-started' component={GettingStarted} />
               <Route path='timelines/home' component={HomeTimeline} />
               <Route path='timelines/public' component={PublicTimeline} />
-              <Route path='timelines/community' component={CommunityTimeline} />
+              <Route path='timelines/public/local' component={CommunityTimeline} />
               <Route path='timelines/tag/:id' component={HashtagTimeline} />
 
               <Route path='notifications' component={Notifications} />
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx
index 736c5d58f4..1b40da3d74 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/community_timeline/index.jsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import ColumnBackButtonSlim from '../../components/column_back_button_slim';
 import createStream from '../../stream';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
-  title: { id: 'column.community', defaultMessage: 'Public' }
+  title: { id: 'column.community', defaultMessage: 'Local' }
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const CommunityTimeline = React.createClass({
     return (
       <Column icon='users' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
         <ColumnBackButtonSlim />
-        <StatusListContainer type='community' emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.community' defaultMessage='The community timeline is empty. Write something publicly to get the ball rolling!' />} />
+        <StatusListContainer type='community' emptyMessage={<FormattedMessage id='empty_column.community' defaultMessage='The local timeline is empty. Write something publicly to get the ball rolling!' />} />
       </Column>
     );
   },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/drawer.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/drawer.jsx
index a8f76f983d..8b6e1f1185 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/drawer.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/compose/components/drawer.jsx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { injectIntl, defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   start: { id: 'getting_started.heading', defaultMessage: 'Getting started' },
-  public: { id: 'navigation_bar.public_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Public timeline' },
-  community: { id: 'navigation_bar.community_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Community timeline' },
+  public: { id: 'navigation_bar.public_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Whole Known Network' },
+  community: { id: 'navigation_bar.community_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Local timeline' },
   preferences: { id: 'navigation_bar.preferences', defaultMessage: 'Preferences' },
   logout: { id: 'navigation_bar.logout', defaultMessage: 'Logout' }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
index 0f04cab4ca..47ba3e828d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/getting_started/index.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   heading: { id: 'getting_started.heading', defaultMessage: 'Getting started' },
   public_timeline: { id: 'navigation_bar.public_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Whole Known Network' },
-  community_timeline: { id: 'navigation_bar.community_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Public timeline' },
+  community_timeline: { id: 'navigation_bar.community_timeline', defaultMessage: 'Local timeline' },
   preferences: { id: 'navigation_bar.preferences', defaultMessage: 'Preferences' },
   follow_requests: { id: 'navigation_bar.follow_requests', defaultMessage: 'Follow requests' },
   sign_out: { id: 'navigation_bar.logout', defaultMessage: 'Sign out' },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx
index cf01a59b8c..e9e18a5274 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/locales/en.jsx
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ const en = {
   "getting_started.about_developer": "The developer of this project can be followed as Gargron@mastodon.social",
   "getting_started.open_source_notice": "Mastodon is open source software. You can contribute or report issues on github at {github}.",
   "column.home": "Home",
-  "column.community": "Public",
+  "column.community": "Local",
   "column.public": "Whole Known Network",
   "column.notifications": "Notifications",
   "tabs_bar.compose": "Compose",
   "tabs_bar.home": "Home",
   "tabs_bar.mentions": "Mentions",
-  "tabs_bar.public": "Public",
+  "tabs_bar.public": "Whole Known Network",
   "tabs_bar.notifications": "Notifications",
   "compose_form.placeholder": "What is on your mind?",
   "compose_form.publish": "Toot",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const en = {
   "compose_form.unlisted": "Do not display in public timeline",
   "navigation_bar.edit_profile": "Edit profile",
   "navigation_bar.preferences": "Preferences",
-  "navigation_bar.community_timeline": "Public timeline",
+  "navigation_bar.community_timeline": "Local timeline",
   "navigation_bar.public_timeline": "Whole Known Network",
   "navigation_bar.logout": "Logout",
   "reply_indicator.cancel": "Cancel",