I just see it as a waste of effort, along with a lot of other NASA "marketing" and PR efforts done with public dollars. I'm not big into proselytizing space or astronomy; I tend to believe that those who are really interested will find it just fine on their own without the contests and associated media hype. It's a kindergarten activity, at best. Looked at in that light, I might be able to live with it. On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Jon Christensen <coldari@msn.com> wrote:
I suppose I just don't see what these huge costs are. A few lines of code to put up a survey? They already employ people to update and maintain the website. This effort would be minimal. They have named the other modules, with or without a survey, no extra cost there. I think it has been a very good publicity vehicle for NASA for what seems to be minimal cost.
The road to hell may be paved with many things, but a silly name I am certain is not one of them. Humans are silly beings, at times, and it is no bad thing to inject a bit of it into any aspect of life.