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03-20-2016, 11:32 PM
UK asks for boat name, Internet overwhelmingly responds: Boaty McBoatface
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There's few rules on the Internet, but I think we can all agree on this one: Never put things to a public online vote.
The*Natural Environment Research Council is learning that lesson, but it could be a lot worse.
The NERC, which is an independent environmental science organization in the United Kingdom, is in the process of building a new $300 million Antarctic survey vessel.
Boat needs a name, right? Why **t put it to a public vote, yea?
Well, the public is voting overwhelmingly to name the ship "Boaty McBoatface."
**w, in the grand scheme of Internet shenanigans, "Boaty McBoatface" is **t really that bad. In this writer's opinion, it's actually pretty great. After all, this is the same Internet that responded to a promotion to name a new flavor of Mountain Dew (http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/14/mountain-dews-dub-the-dew-online-poll-goes-horribly-wrong/) with "Hitler did **thing wrong" and "Fapple." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/20/boaty-mcboatface/)
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There's few rules on the Internet, but I think we can all agree on this one: Never put things to a public online vote.
The*Natural Environment Research Council is learning that lesson, but it could be a lot worse.
The NERC, which is an independent environmental science organization in the United Kingdom, is in the process of building a new $300 million Antarctic survey vessel.
Boat needs a name, right? Why **t put it to a public vote, yea?
Well, the public is voting overwhelmingly to name the ship "Boaty McBoatface."
**w, in the grand scheme of Internet shenanigans, "Boaty McBoatface" is **t really that bad. In this writer's opinion, it's actually pretty great. After all, this is the same Internet that responded to a promotion to name a new flavor of Mountain Dew (http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/14/mountain-dews-dub-the-dew-online-poll-goes-horribly-wrong/) with "Hitler did **thing wrong" and "Fapple." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/20/boaty-mcboatface/)
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