--- "USATIN: Weather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "USATIN: Weather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Andy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: weather feedback > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 14:18:00 -0500 > > One way we could do it online, once we make > improvements in the system that > supports our Web site, would be to make it possible > for readers to toggle > from metric to English when looking at online > forecasts or condition > reports. > > I think for a "conversion" to metric to work there > would have to be a period > during which both sets of units are used... As noted > above, that would be > easy online, but very difficult in print or on > televison because using two > sets of units takes up space on a page or time on > the air. Space and time > are in short supply in the news business. > > As to when we'd shift; that's a decision that would > be made by people higher > up the food chain than me... But I'm pretty sure we > would not be the first, > nor want to be the last... The decision would have > to be based on trying to > find out how readers would react... would metric > chase away large numbers? > Would not using metric chase away large numbers? I > know that now in Canada > and the UK you still sometimes see both sets of > units used... For __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
