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Mister Splashy Pants, ma ọ bụ Maazị Splashypants, bụ whale humpback na South Pacific Ocean. A naeji mkpado satellite site na Greenpeace dị ka akụkụ nke Great Whale Trail Expedition, nke naarụ ọrụ iji mee ka a mara banyere whales ndị ụlọ ọrụ ịkụ azụ nke Japan naeyi egwu ịchụ nta nke 50 humpback whales kwa afọ. A họọrọ aha whale na ntuli aka nịntanetị nke dọtara uche site na ọtụtụ ebe nrụọrụ weebụ, gụnyere Boing Boing na Reddit, naaghọ ngwa ngwa meme ịntanetị. Mister Splashy Pants ghọrọ isiokwu nke TED Talk site naka onye guzobere Reddit Alexis Ohanian, nke akpọrọ "Olee otu esi eme mkpọtụ na mgbasa ozi mmekọrịta".

Akụkọ ihe mere eme 

Na mbụ, Greenpeace anabatala aha iri atọ maka ịtụ vootu. Otu nime aha ndị a naadịghị ahụkebe bụ ihe nwere ike ịbụ  ọchị, "Maazị Splashy Pants". Nabalị iri abụọ na isii n'ọnwa Nọvemba nafọ 2007, onye naeji adreesị IP na Arizona, United States chọtara ụzọ gburugburu usoro otu vootu site na igbochi kuki, wee malite ịtụ vootu na vootu 120 kwa nkeji maka nkeji iri atọ na asatọ nakwụsịghị akwụsị.

Nnukwu mmụba na vootu maka aha ahụ dọtara uche b3ta.com, 4chan's /b/ board, BoingBoing, reddit, Digg, na ọtụtụ blọọgụ. Ọ bụ ezie na Greenpeace wepụrụ vootu ndị ọzọ site na nsonaazụ, ndị ọrụ si na saịtị netwọk mmekọrịta gbakọtara iji vootu maka aha ahụ, pasentị ahụ wee si na pasent 5 gaa na pasent 75 n'ihe naerughị otu ụbọchị. Nịzaghachi mmụba ahụ, Greenpeace kpebiri ime ka asọmpi ahụ meghee maka otu izu ọzọ, ruo 7 Disemba. Reddit weere ntuli aka ahụ nụzọ siri ike nke na ha gbanwere akara ngosi ha nwa oge iji gosipụta Maazị Splashy Pants.  Facebook malitekwara ịdọrọ mmasị, e mepụtara ngwa Facebook nke nwere okwu "Vote your conscience, vot Splashy Pants". Nụbọchị nke iri atọ, Fark biputere eriri naejikọta ya na ntuli aka, na ụbọchị ole na ole okporo ụzọ ịntanetị na sava Greenpeace gbasiri ike ruo  fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ọkwa naenweghị isi.

E nwere ụfọdụ esemokwu banyere aha ahụ, na TreeHugger na blọọgụ metụtara ya na mbụ naazọrọ na aha ahụ adịghị mma nke ọma, ma naachọ ịkpali ịtụ vootu maka aha ndị ọzọ.  Dị ka onye nọ nime Greenpeace bụ Brian Fitzgerald si kwuo, aha ahụ bụkwa ihe naese okwu n'ime nzukọ ahụ.

Na 10 Disemba 2007, a mara ọkwa Mister Splashy Pants dị ka onye mmeri nke asọmpi ahụ. A kọrọ na mmadụ 150,000 vootu, na 'Splashy' nwetara 119,367, ihe karịrị pasent 78 nke vootu. Onye mmegide kacha nso bụ Humphrey na 4,329 vootu, ma ọ bụ ihe naerughị pasent 3. Aha iri ndị ọzọ, dị ka Aiko, Libertad, Mira, Kaimana, Aurora, Shanti, Amal na Manami, nwetara ihe naerughị pasent 1 nke ọ bụla. Reddit naanị kpatara 20,322 nke votu.

Ihe si na ya pụta 
Mgbe ha jụrụ na mbụ, Greenpeace nabatara nsonaazụ nke ntuli aka a ma ama ma jiri aha ahụ mee ihe netiti mkpọsa ya. Mgbasa ozi a gbakwunyere, nefu nye Greenpeace, nyere ya mmetụta zuru ezu iji mee ka gọọmentị Japan kwenye, a gbahapụrụ atụmatụ ịchụ nta Humpback whales na Disemba 2007.

Na Campaign Magazine, onye naahụ maka mgbasa ozi Russell Davies toro usoro Greenpeace naeme mkpọsa ahụ dị ka "otu nime oge ndị naakọwapụta ahịa New Media". Aha ahụ emeela ka uwe, akara ngosi, flashvideos, na okwu "Zọpụta Mister Splashy Pants".

Nkwupụta ọdịbendị 

 Na 6 Nọvemba 2009, na Mysore, India, Alexis Ohanian gosipụtara okwu TED na TED India nke akpọrọ "Olee otu esi eme mkpọtụ na mgbasa ozi mmekọrịta" banyere akụkọ Mister Splashy Pants. Mkpebi ya bụ, na Weebụ, "Ị naenweghị ike ịchịkwa ozi gị, − na nke ahụ dị mma".
 Mister Splashy Pants pụtara na akwụkwọ akụkọ Jenni Barrett nke akpọrọ "Look into the Eye". Onye edemede ahụ bụ onye kachasị naanakọta ego maka mkpọsa Greenpeace Great Whale Trail, ya mere ọ kpọrọ aha otu nime ndị ọzọ Humpbacks na ọmụmụ ihe ahụ. Ọ họọrọ SIDD, aha mkpirisi nke aha ndị ọrụ ụgbọ mmiri atọ nke Irish na onye naede blọgụ nụgbọ mmiri Greenpeace Esperanza.

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 b3ta.com - Akara b3ta mbụ.
 reddit.com - Akara mbụ redit
 Treehugger.com E debere ya na  Wayback Machine - The original TreeHugger thread
 BoingBoing.com - Akara BoingBoin mbụ
 Fark.com - Akara Fark mbụ sitere na 12/1/07