Submitted on Friday 29th April 2016
Rejected on Monday 9th May 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Don't kill the name Boaty McBoatface. Keep the name for more public interest.
Basically, there was a competition in which the name of the boat would be chosen by the public. There are reports that the government are going to kill the name off. The name could help generate more public interest among kids and adults. Even interest in what's going on.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/19/boaty-mcboatface-tyrants-have-crushed-the-peoples-will
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/boaty-mcboatface-probably-won-t-be-named-boaty-mcboatface-and-i-might-riot-a6989186.html
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/18/boaty-mcboatface-may-not-be-name-of-new-polar-research-vessel
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/129659
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