Adrian: As not everyone has Word 2000 (or a word processor that can read Word 2000 documents -- Word 97 cannot, for example), I've resaved your document in Rich Text Format (RTF). Most word processors (and all recent ones) can read RTF files. I recommend you save any intended attachments in that format in the future.
Good letter, by the way. I agree with you that, given that A0 paper has an area of exactly 1 m^2, A series can justifiably be called hard metric, even though the standards (A, B and C series) are not, themselves, SI. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Adrian Jadic > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:10 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19610] Answer from MT editors > > > In the latest MT there was a note from the editor regarding our > discussions > about using A3 paper for MT instaead of 11"x17". > It bothered me that we still don't get it that the A series as > well as B and > C series are *metric* sizes and people who are supposed to be > specialists in > metric matters still believe that since the sizes of the A4 are not round > cm or dm values than the A4 is not metric. > > I wrote a small explanation letter asking them to publish it in > response to > the eroneous Editor's note but instead I got the cold shoulder similar to > what we get from all enemies of the metric system. In the meantime all > readers have been "assured" that the A series are not metric > therefore such > move is not justified. > > I am attaching my letter in MS Word 2000 format (no bugs). I need to use a > word processing format since I used special text formatting. > > Adrian Jadic > > Following is the MT reply: I will comment on it in my next message to the > listserv. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Valerie Antoine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 04 April, 2002 12:28 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Lorelle Young; Hillger, Don > Subject: Letter to the Editor > > > Thanks for your "Letter to the Editor" input, Adrian. You make some good > points. However, USMA's mission is to make [correctly used] SI the only > measurement language used by the United States, not to promote > international > standards. Of course, most international standards DO use SI. > But we are > not chartered to promote international standards. > > I get so MANY letters on various subjects from members and > non-members that > most of the 8 pages of Metric Today would be filled with only > those letters, > if I printed them. I cannot print letters from some members, and ignore > letters from other members. > > There are times when I can't find room for ALL of the news articles > available for an issue of Metric Today, much less find room for letters. > Therefore, a policy has been established to NOT print letters to > the editor > in Metric Today, but to supply the Listserver for the exchange of comments > between members. >
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