I don't see the relevance. The board has the right (and the mandate) to name their con however they like. They're a bunch of people in charge of running a con, not some kind of democratic government organ. And registering their favourite name up front was probably a smart idea - before the trolls do it the moment the poll is out. So they had a poll, didn't like the other suggestions, and went with their original plan. Big deal.
I don't see the relevance. The board has the right (and the mandate) to name their con however they like. They're a bunch of people in charge of running a con, not some kind of democratic government organ. And registering their favourite name up front was probably a smart idea - before the trolls do it the moment the poll is out. So they had a poll, didn't like the other suggestions, and went with their original plan. Big deal.