tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post4932882575895900627..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Everybody LosesDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-18498157180436502762009-04-15T11:19:00.000-07:002009-04-15T11:19:00.000-07:00Yeah, I assumed the "reserve the right to make the...Yeah, I assumed the "reserve the right to make the final decision" stuff was just about keeping the module from being named the Butt Sex module or something.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617213327912889142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-10472336228345070262009-04-15T09:58:00.000-07:002009-04-15T09:58:00.000-07:00If people were merely self-absorbed, wouldn't they...If people were merely self-absorbed, wouldn't they all vote for their own names and the module would be named "John"? On the contrary, these campaigns work because people identify as part of certain communities -- that of ironic Colbert fans, or of imaginative Firefly fans -- and vote accordingly.<br /><br />And as David points out, "Serenity" fits the theme; it's pretty much a synonym for "Tranquillity." I can see how it might violate an unwritten NASA rule not to name stuff after random celebrities, but refusing to use "Serenity" just comes off as "Screw you, internet voters."PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-60595255501240735692009-04-15T08:58:00.000-07:002009-04-15T08:58:00.000-07:00Also, some of us would like to use the internet as...Also, some of us would like to use the internet as a tool for communication without reducing every interaction to lowest-common-denominator memeticism. NASA underestimated the self-absorbed idiocy of most internet users, and corrected accordingly.matthew cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-86125500886323851652009-04-15T08:56:00.000-07:002009-04-15T08:56:00.000-07:00Publicity.Publicity.matthew cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-63601258430691702632009-04-15T08:29:00.000-07:002009-04-15T08:29:00.000-07:00Wow. What's the point of even allowing a) write-in...Wow. What's the point of even allowing a) write-ins or b) public voting at all if you're going to completely ignore the results?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286984242225008159noreply@blogger.com