Name That Blimp! Round THREE

[hillertexas]

Name that blimp! We are starting to narrow it down.

I am carrying over the top 5 from Rounds 1 and 2
Air Force Ron: 74 votes
Liberty Ship: 26 votes
Liberty Eagle: 26 votes
Liberty Rising: 13 votes
The U.S. Constitution: 12 votes

I am also adding "Let Freedom Fly" and "Freedom" to give them a fair chance.

 

[ClockwiseSpark]

If it was U.S.S. Constitution I'd go for it. For now it'll be Air Force Ron.

 

[apc3161]

Air Force Ron is too scary for me.

The USS Constitution has been the name of a bunch of ships in the US navy which is why I voted for it. It is also the name of the longest commissioned ship in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uss_constitution

 

[me3]

3 rounds of naming a blimp we can't afford yet?

Circuses.

 

[goRPaul]

Air Force Ron is the most presidential sounding.

 

[mkrfctr]

and where is Liberty One?

kind of pointless to keep narrowing the field down and simultaneously adding entries in the semi-finals ...

 

[mbauer]

You had majority... no need for run offs

 

[Santa Barbarian]

I just hope that the neo-con vote is split as much as the liberty "*" vote is.

 

[hillertexas]

You had majority... no need for run offs

I wanted to make sure everyone could have their say. But if you think that this is "case closed" then we will go with "Air Force Ron" if that is ok with everyone

 

[mkrfctr]

Kind of a question of who has any sort of authority to semi-officially name the craft

and how a not very well conducted online poll done on rpf over the course of what, 1 or 2 days constitutes the general consensus of the people here...

how about I start a poll and put the options I want, and then declare the winner whoever ...

 

[mkrfctr]

hows about the people who actually donate money to the project submit their suggestion when they donate - seems a bit more fair to me ...

 

[FreeTraveler]

How about letting whoever's organizing the project decide the question? I didn't even notice who started the polls.

 

[hillertexas]

Kind of a question of who has any sort of authority to semi-officially name the craft

and how a not very well conducted online poll done on rpf over the course of what, 1 or 2 days constitutes the general consensus of the people here...

how about I start a poll and put the options I want, and then declare the winner whoever ...

"who has the authority..."
(nobody...that's why we voted)
"how about I start a poll..."
(ok)

 

[hillertexas]

How about letting whoever's organizing the project decide the question? I didn't even notice who started the polls.

I have been in contact with Elijah about the voting and I started the polls

I was planning on narrowing it down to a few choices and letting Elijah (the man behind the blimp) decide.

I'm just helping with some of the blimp leg-work

 

[kill the banks]

i don't think 32 total votes really is indication of the forum ?

kill the banks

 

[BeFranklin]

and where is Liberty One?

kind of pointless to keep narrowing the field down and simultaneously adding entries in the semi-finals ...

um, we had Let Freedom Fly days before this poll even appeared, so it was unfair not to include it from the getgo.

Also, the people complaining about the liberty vote being split in this thread and the last were right too.

 

[BeFranklin]

Kind of a question of who has any sort of authority to semi-officially name the craft

and how a not very well conducted online poll done on rpf over the course of what, 1 or 2 days constitutes the general consensus of the people here...

how about I start a poll and put the options I want, and then declare the winner whoever ...

I'm a little irated too. For one thing, I'm not sure everyone who is voting is contributing to the blimp - and I'm pretty sure everyone who contributed should get a say. And maybe even by money amount contributed.

This is something that ought to just go out to those who actually donated from the official site if at all.

 

[hillertexas]

um, we had Let Freedom Fly days before this poll even appeared, so it was unfair not to include it from the getgo.

Also, the people complaining about the liberty vote being split in this thread and the last were right too.

Sorry, I'm trying to accommodate everyone but I cannot modify a poll once i create it because i am not a moderator.

Someone else can start their own poll if they want. I was only trying to take some of the burden off of Elijah

 

[BeFranklin]

i don't think 32 total votes really is indication of the forum ?

kill the banks

There is ~1061 pledges listed, so no. Less than 3% of everyone who pledged, even less by money.

 

[moberley]

Contributors Only

I voted, but I can't donate to this project. And, I think the poster who noted that contributors only should vote is correct. Those that contribute to the Blimp should make the decision on its name.

Not that there is any problem with a few polls on the Internet to gather the opinion of other folks.