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you should start a petition! (/s because from TFA "Petitions are not considered as evidence since they are too easily skewed")

Dalewyn 2y ago
Boat owner: "We have a new boat and we need a name, let's have the internet vote! It can be the people's boat!" Internet: "Boaty McBoatface." Boat owner: "Democracy is a mistake."
- akira2501 2y ago
  "Democracy is fine. You tried to cheap out on marketing and you got what you paid for."
  - netsharc 2y ago
    Reminds me of the Priiiiillll debacle: https://heideblog.com/2011/05/12/eine-abstimmung-fur-rasereigesicht/ https://heideblog.com/2011/05/12/eine-abstimmung-fur-raserei... (the title is in German and is unconnected) TL; DR: washing-up-detergent maker Pril does online competition and promised to put the winning design on shelves, the design that got most votes: https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-4-09-17-pm.png https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot... Somewhere online there's a pic of these things on the shelves/they did make them as collectibles.
    - bombcar 2y ago
      I’d buy it. I love stuff like that. Boaty McBoatface is the most famous boat behind the Titanic, so it definitely worked.
    - Retric 2y ago
      If I saw that Peil design on store shelves I’d likely buy it, so it likely worked quite well as a limited edition. Really click the line and ask yourself if you’d do the same. https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-4-09-17-pm.png https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot... The inherent issue with these campaigns is the select for initial response not how long you’re going to like some design.
    - Dalewyn 2y ago
      That is awesome.
- dustyventure 2y ago
  If marketers found that any vote spontaneously creates the invested interest a democratic process needs then we all would have starved during the subsequent storm of pointless elections.

Dalewyn 2y ago

Boat owner: "We have a new boat and we need a name, let's have the internet vote! It can be the people's boat!" Internet: "Boaty McBoatface." Boat owner: "Democracy is a mistake."

akira2501 2y ago
"Democracy is fine. You tried to cheap out on marketing and you got what you paid for."
- netsharc 2y ago
  Reminds me of the Priiiiillll debacle: https://heideblog.com/2011/05/12/eine-abstimmung-fur-rasereigesicht/ https://heideblog.com/2011/05/12/eine-abstimmung-fur-raserei... (the title is in German and is unconnected) TL; DR: washing-up-detergent maker Pril does online competition and promised to put the winning design on shelves, the design that got most votes: https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-4-09-17-pm.png https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot... Somewhere online there's a pic of these things on the shelves/they did make them as collectibles.
  - bombcar 2y ago
    I’d buy it. I love stuff like that. Boaty McBoatface is the most famous boat behind the Titanic, so it definitely worked.
  - Retric 2y ago
    If I saw that Peil design on store shelves I’d likely buy it, so it likely worked quite well as a limited edition. Really click the line and ask yourself if you’d do the same. https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot-2011-05-13-at-4-09-17-pm.png https://heideblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/screen-shot... The inherent issue with these campaigns is the select for initial response not how long you’re going to like some design.
  - Dalewyn 2y ago
    That is awesome.
dustyventure 2y ago
If marketers found that any vote spontaneously creates the invested interest a democratic process needs then we all would have starved during the subsequent storm of pointless elections.