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 not put it to a public vote, yea?
Well, the public is voting overwhelmingly to name the ship “Boaty McBoatface.”
Now, in the grand scheme of Internet shenanigans, “Boaty McBoatface” is not 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 with “Hitler did nothing wrong” and “Fapple.” Read more…
