Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide
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#2To be clear, the U.K. Govt website [1] allows people to submit suggestions, and the NERC are not obliged to use the highest ranking suggestion. Although personally I liked 'what iceberg' as a name
Edit: added link
[1] http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2016/10-ship-naming/
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#3They should run with it, the positive PR now and in the future when the RSS Boaty McBoatface docks would be worth it.
It would also show a sense of humour and make it something fun.
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#4They should run with it, the positive PR now and in the future when the RSS Boaty McBoatface docks would be worth it. It would also show a sense of humour and make it something fun.
Totally this.
And it would be brilliant for kids.
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#5This is 2016's "Mr. Splashy Pants".
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#6Possibly a bit late, but I'd love to suggest:
"Experiencing A Significant Gravitas Shortfall"
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#7They should run with it, the positive PR now and in the future when the RSS Boaty McBoatface docks would be worth it. It would also show a sense of humour and make it something fun.
Totally this. And it would be brilliant for kids.
Indeed, if they spent some money on artwork they could do "The Adventures of Boaty McBoatface" and work in it's research activities.
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#8To be clear, the U.K. Govt website [1] allows people to submit suggestions, and the NERC are not obliged to use the highest ranking suggestion. Although personally I liked 'what iceberg' as a name Edit: added link [1] http://www.nerc.ac.uk/press/releases/2016/10-ship-naming/
There were actually some hilarious suggestions on Reddit (not sure if they're all actual submissions) like Usain Boat, Ice Ice Baby, Boatimus Prime, Notitanic, Boats by Dre or Pier Pressure.
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#9Well just give people a vote but secure veto rights so you can pick from a runner-up.
Not that complicated.
Crowdsourcing can be wonderful but it does have its pitfalls for the lowest common denominator.
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#10What is so wrong with it?
Does it sound like every other seagoing vessel before it? No but who cares. It's unique and wonderful that human beings have a sense of humor. Maybe public works projects need more of this.