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Request - Preferably Use SI Units

posted by LaminatorX on Sunday February 23 2014, @08:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the How-many-slugs-to-the-stone? dept.

AnonTechie writes:

"I have the following requests to members of this new forum:

1) Please use SI Units wherever possible. Alternative comparative units such as swimming pools, size of Florida, cars, libraries of congress, etc are also welcome ...

2) Please cover tech/science related stories from around the world. Please do not make this a US only website !!

Cheers and best wishes,

AnonTechie"

[ED Note: We as a community welcome submissions from around the world, as befits our international userbase. The Editorial team in particular is looking closely at including voices from outside the U.S. as we continue to grow. As for the units question in particular, stories will certainly arrive with a variety of units depending on the origin of the submission. We encourage, though do not require, submitters to include conversions where appropriate for clarity out of courtesy to your fellow readers. Though we try to use a light touch when making edits to story submissions, Editors may add these from time to time as well, should clarity demand and time permit.

Soylentils, does the current ad-hoc approach meet your needs, or do you favor a more formal approach from your news discussion site?]

 
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  • (Score: 1) by hankwang on Monday February 24 2014, @04:14AM

    by hankwang (100) on Monday February 24 2014, @04:14AM (#5671) Homepage

    "Go with the context and/or source; veto and switch units if it makes more sense. ... feel free to do the conversion and supply it in parentheses. (0-62mph) "

    Seconded, and I say that as an European. Although I think the to-metric conversion shouldn't be entirely optional. I don't have a problem with "5 ft" versus a rounded "1.5 m", but when someone is "6 ft 3 in" or worse: 6'3", it becomes hard to get a feeling for whether that's a tall or short guy.

    And don't specify temperatures in degrees without stating Fahrenheit or Celsius!

  • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Monday February 24 2014, @11:30AM

    by mcgrew (701) on Monday February 24 2014, @11:30AM (#5876) Homepage Journal

    And don't specify temperatures in degrees without stating Fahrenheit or Celsius!

    Well, no need to specify if it's forty below, is there?

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