Planet Name Votes - a suggestion

[McCowen]

@McCowen

Naming planets, and systems, could have its pitfalls: knee-jerk or even drunk choices, unpopular choices, regrettable choices etc. in the face of all players for eternity. This could be mitigated by having a choice/proposal announced to all players, anyone can make a comment, or counter suggestion, and then at the end of 1-4 weeks players vote (as at COGC) or if a player is using naming rights to propose a name they make a final decision, which could be to not use up their naming rights and leave the planet unnamed. Voting could be based on influence of those on planet, but all players have a minimum influence. Voting for a name would require an administration center and governor.

I would like to see, but don’t know how, to encourage planets in a system to have a theme to their names.

Regarding how to actually name the planet, surely that’s an easy thing to solve since you managed to name planets, and add their original naming players, to new planets this universe. Failing that, @molp gets a custom license with infinite naming rights .