'Boaty McBoatface' tops public vote as name of polar ship

[Mikal]

Boaty McBoatface has become the overwhelming choice in a public vote to name a £200m polar research ship.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36064659

They better name it Boaty McBoatface or I will literally cry! How can they do a 'public vote' and then overrule the publics choice?

[Stivi]

They did say it's still up to them to decide.

[Mikal]

They did say it's still up to them to decide.

I know but it's kinda shitty that they can say "Oh public vote! (but any names we don't like won't happen)"...

Besides, this is pretty much tax payer funded, so it should be up to the tax payers to decide the name.