I dislike the NYT more and more these days. I knew as I read that the title the article was from NYT. They are becoming very predictable in their biases.
Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide
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#32To 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/
> Although personally I liked 'what iceberg' as a name That's a very Culture ship name.
Banks' father was in the Royal Navy and he grew up in North Queensferry right next to the Forth Bridge and the Rosyth naval base - pretty sure that influenced his love of really big things and Ships With Cool Names - the RN being rather good at the latter and there are few bridges with the visual impact of the former.
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#33This reads less like a thoughtful consideration of what happens when you let the Internet decide than a naked attempt by NYTimes to grab a quick hit of local search traffic around 'Boaty McBoatface.'
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#35What 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.
Well for one She is a Ship not a Boat - and Maritime types get quite upset if you refer to their ship as a boat. (think Pissed off Gibbs from NCIS) I did like that "Forward Unto Dawn" (the ship in halo) was 4th at one point
It's also a thing not a woman so I don't think maritime types really have much credibility when it comes to word choice.
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#36Well, they should have known better. When they were searching a name for a bridge close to the new Wembley Stadium, german fans hijacked the Poll and voted for "Dietmar Hamann Bridge", a german national soccer player.
Also, in a small town in germany, people voted for a "Bud Spencer Tunnel". As a concession, the city council named the local swimming pool for him, after they found out he had been training there when a olympic swimmer prior to his acting career.
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#37Well, they should have known better. When they were searching a name for a bridge close to the new Wembley Stadium, german fans hijacked the Poll and voted for "Dietmar Hamann Bridge", a german national soccer player.
Also, in a small town in germany, people voted for a "Bud Spencer Tunnel". As a concession, the city council named the local swimming pool for him, after they found out he had been training there when a olympic swimmer prior to his acting career.
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#38To 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/
> Although personally I liked 'what iceberg' as a name That's a very Culture ship name.
I was musing on a Culture-type name last night, and came up with;
Anticipation Of A New Iceberg's Arrival, The
Re: Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide
#39What 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.
Well for one She is a Ship not a Boat - and Maritime types get quite upset if you refer to their ship as a boat. (think Pissed off Gibbs from NCIS) I did like that "Forward Unto Dawn" (the ship in halo) was 4th at one point
The chaps from the Special Boat Service might disagree with you on that point!
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#40They 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.
They should just use the most popular name which is not a joke and then stay silent. Don't add anymore fuel to fire of internet stupidity.