First, there was the story of the internet poll that named a research ship Boaty McBoatface. The...  ...s ultimately rejected by the powers-that-be. Then naming polls across the globe followed suit, which gave us Tra...  ...d Infrastructure, Andrew Constance, announced the naming...

The people of New South Wales, Australia, are the...  ...a, are the latest to learn the lesson of internet naming polls . Six new ferries for Sydney Harbor were offered t...  ...for Sydney Harbor were offered to the public for naming last year. Three boats were named after prominent...  ...to happen before every...

They knew what they were getting into when they po...  ...they were getting into when they posted an online poll to name a train. And the Swedish rail line MTR Ex...  ...with it. And it's proper to give props to online poll contributors after the British government backed...  ...butors after the British governme...

(Image Link)When polls required respondents to mail in their vote far fe...  ...far fewer crackpots chimed in and therefore most polls ended with usable results, but then the internet...  ...Boaty McBoatface And Six Other Times When Online Polls Sailed Adrift here

Submit your suggestions for a name https://t.co/...  ...they decided to name the boat by an open internet poll . You know how that goes. The current leading name...