A positive exchange with a web site provider follows. --Bruce
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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 14:17:20 -0700
From: Pam Wallberg/Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center
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To: Bruce Raup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: units of measure on your web site
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From: Bruce Raup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:37 AM
Subject: units of measure on your web site
Dear Bruce Raup,
How very nice to hear from you. Thank you so much for taking the time to
write to us. We think you have an excellent idea regarding the inclusion of
metric units to our website. In fact, we hope to implement the change in the
very near future.
Indeed, we receive many hits to our website from international visitors. We
also send our tee shirts, books and adoptions to various countries. Frankly,
we are a little embarrassed that we haven't included metric units sooner.
Thank you so much for "getting the ball" rolling.
Thank you, also, for your kind words about our Meerkat Motto. I wrote the
Motto many years ago. Surprisingly, it has been more popular than I ever
thought possible. It was copyrighted some time ago by the Library of
Congress/Register of Copyrights. Our attorney had to provide the copyright
office with text, photos, tee shirts, and other material that substatiated
the fact that we originated the motto. Goodness, such a lot of paperwork.
Again, many thanks for your interest and for your wonderful suggestion.
With a smile,
Pam Wallberg
Director
Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center
http://www.meerkats.com
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> Hello,
>
> I just found your web site, and it looks very interesting. In particular,
> I love your motto.
>
> Just a small comment: I noticed that the "vital statistics"
> (http://www.meerkats.com/info.html), and a few other things on other
> pages, are given in Imperial units only. As a scientist and supporter of
> US metrication, I'd like to suggest that you broaden your audience and
> include metric units also. You may indeed get international visitors to
> your site, but the US is basically the only country that still uses
> imperial measures. World Wide Units for the World Wide Web.
>
> By the way, where did the meerkat motto come from?
>
> Thanks for providing an interesting site. I'll spend more time there.
>
> Bruce Raup
>
>
