Okay, Plan Alpha Sierra 3, Hatrack is now officially mobilized to name Node 3 "Colbert", voting ends March 20th.
Go! Go! Go!
EDIT: As of my Vote Colbert is #1 of the Name Your Own section, We Must Not Let Scientologist Win. We will NOT Praise Xenu.
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
What are you talking about?! "Serenity" is winning with 80%. The "suggestions" seem to have less than 1% all together.
Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
Blayne, it's not the scientologists pulling for Xenu, 4chan is the main support.
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Yeah, Blayne, I gotta say I would much prefer "Serenity" to "Colbert". And it does seem like a much more Hatrackian name.
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
I'd rather it be named "TARDIS"
Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Xenu is a perfectly respectable name. I've seen any number of particle physics articles containing the string B->Xenu or D->Xenu. In fact I've even reviewed a couple and recommended them for publication.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Serenity would be an entirely awesome name, on many levels. Not least the spec-fic geek level.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Normally I support Stephen's never ending egotistical quest to have his name stamped on everything under the sun, but even if he won, I don't think he'd be picked. His name doesn't even fit the naming criteria.
Posted by Dobbie (Member # 3881) on :
Those are all pretty terrible names.
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
Serenity is at 79%!
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
actually the suggest your own name votes are counted separately from the presuggested names SO technically if enough people vote for colbert his name can still go through.
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: actually the suggest your own name votes are counted separately from the presuggested names SO technically if enough people vote for colbert his name can still go through.
Yes but it will fail!
EPIC FAIL!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Colbert won. Wonder if NASA will go with the vote?
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
wooot!
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: Colbert won. Wonder if NASA will go with the vote?
It doesn't go with NASA's naming conventions, which was explicitly stated as part of the contest:
quote:The name should reflect the spirit of exploration and cooperation embodied by the space station, and follow in the tradition set by Node 1 - Unity - and Node 2 - Harmony.
So I'm guessing it won't get selected.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
NASA ran a similar naming contest for the ISS. Peace won more votes than the total of next highest five combined. However Mir also means peace, and the flakes running NASA couldn't stand the idea of naming the new space station after the Soviet platform. Hence InternationalSpaceStation, despite the name not even being in the running.
All evidence suggests that the WhiteStuff crowd has only gotten flakier since then.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
You would think they would learn.
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
quote:The name should reflect the spirit of exploration and cooperation embodied by the space station, and follow in the tradition set by Node 1 - Unity - and Node 2 - Harmony.
The names, they sound kinda Communist Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
obviously an effort to woo for chinese funding,
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
quote:Originally posted by Blayne Bradley: obviously an effort to woo for chinese funding,
Wouldn't Serenity be even *more* appropriate then?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mucus:
quote:The name should reflect the spirit of exploration and cooperation embodied by the space station, and follow in the tradition set by Node 1 - Unity - and Node 2 - Harmony.
The names, they sound kinda Communist
My gut tells me they're socialist at the very least.
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