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@ Toddst1: I changed the redirect location (like RRS Boaty McBoatface), since this talks about the ship type specifically, rather than the owner/operator. Elisfkc ( talk) 17:04, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
I've added that Boaty McBoatface is the lead boat of its class, which consists of three similar vessels. Is "boat" the correct term to use for a submarine? Mgs2804 ( talk) 19:34, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
Boaty McBoarface is not a remotely controlled submersible. It is classed as a new type of autonomous underwater vehicle which the makers are calling an Autosub Long Range [1], because it is programmed to act independently of its mothership over long periods of time, without requiring any external input after deployment. There is an audio explanation here. Baldwin Clere ( talk) 11:37, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
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Parky McParkface was suggested as a name for a new city park in Sunnyvale, California. [1] As the name was rejected I don't think it's worthwhile to add to this article's Similar incidents section. It looks like this is not the only Parky McParkface attempts. [2] -- Marc Kupper| talk 22:02, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Duntz Development has developed new facial recognition algorithms, packaged as "Facey McFaceFace" 2600:1700:5FA1:61B0:1585:F1A6:DBA3:CF94 ( talk) 02:57, 4 July 2020 (UTC)(ban me now)
Does anyone object to me tidying up the section? I think it has become excessively long and cumbersome with examples and it doesn’t seem to contain encyclopedic-quality information. I plan to reduce the examples to only the most relevant ones and write a summary of how the name spurred several similarly named things. 2601:587:200:4690:F47F:E83A:16CB:B7A2 ( talk) 13:24, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
100% agree. That section was nothing but semi-related WP:TRIVIA The section adds nothing to this article and per the prevailing sentiment here, I'm removing it and creating a separate article, List of Mcface spoofs. Note that Watergate scandal doesn't include Deflategate and the rest. They're in List of "-gate" scandals and controversies. Toddst1 ( talk) 02:38, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
This BBC report 'Sir David Attenborough polar ship makes her London debut' suggests 'some' rather than one of the three robotic subs are called Boaty McBoatface, but that can't be right, surely? Surely they need to have unique names to avoid confusion? What are the names of the other two? 81.131.173.194 ( talk) 08:55, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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@ Toddst1: I changed the redirect location (like RRS Boaty McBoatface), since this talks about the ship type specifically, rather than the owner/operator. Elisfkc ( talk) 17:04, 22 March 2016 (UTC)
I've added that Boaty McBoatface is the lead boat of its class, which consists of three similar vessels. Is "boat" the correct term to use for a submarine? Mgs2804 ( talk) 19:34, 13 March 2017 (UTC)
Boaty McBoarface is not a remotely controlled submersible. It is classed as a new type of autonomous underwater vehicle which the makers are calling an Autosub Long Range [1], because it is programmed to act independently of its mothership over long periods of time, without requiring any external input after deployment. There is an audio explanation here. Baldwin Clere ( talk) 11:37, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
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Parky McParkface was suggested as a name for a new city park in Sunnyvale, California. [1] As the name was rejected I don't think it's worthwhile to add to this article's Similar incidents section. It looks like this is not the only Parky McParkface attempts. [2] -- Marc Kupper| talk 22:02, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
Duntz Development has developed new facial recognition algorithms, packaged as "Facey McFaceFace" 2600:1700:5FA1:61B0:1585:F1A6:DBA3:CF94 ( talk) 02:57, 4 July 2020 (UTC)(ban me now)
Does anyone object to me tidying up the section? I think it has become excessively long and cumbersome with examples and it doesn’t seem to contain encyclopedic-quality information. I plan to reduce the examples to only the most relevant ones and write a summary of how the name spurred several similarly named things. 2601:587:200:4690:F47F:E83A:16CB:B7A2 ( talk) 13:24, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
100% agree. That section was nothing but semi-related WP:TRIVIA The section adds nothing to this article and per the prevailing sentiment here, I'm removing it and creating a separate article, List of Mcface spoofs. Note that Watergate scandal doesn't include Deflategate and the rest. They're in List of "-gate" scandals and controversies. Toddst1 ( talk) 02:38, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
This BBC report 'Sir David Attenborough polar ship makes her London debut' suggests 'some' rather than one of the three robotic subs are called Boaty McBoatface, but that can't be right, surely? Surely they need to have unique names to avoid confusion? What are the names of the other two? 81.131.173.194 ( talk) 08:55, 28 October 2021 (UTC)