-----Original Message----- From: G. Stanley Doore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 12:48 To: Bill Potts Subject: Re: [USMA:23959] RE: Reply from the Washington Post
Sorry. I thought I did. Please forward this to the USMA List. I guess I don't have access to that list. The Metric Editorial Guide produced by the American National Metric Council would be a good start. It is concise, handy and readable which the public can understand. The more technical guide is the ASTM Metric Practice Guide E-380 which could be used by professionals. It too is handy but not pocket size like the ANMC guide. The USMA 8 x 11" is not as handy as these two guides. Regards, Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: G. Stanley Doore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 1:15 PM Subject: RE: [USMA:23959] RE: Reply from the Washington Post > Which one? > > Bill Potts > > P.S. Why didn't you post your reply to the USMA List? > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: G. Stanley Doore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 04:05 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [USMA:23959] RE: Reply from the Washington Post > > > > > >Refer to the SI Metric Practice Style Guide. Stan > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Bill Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 5:18 PM > >Subject: [USMA:23959] RE: Reply from the Washington Post > > > > > >> The SI derived unit (not "derivative") for pressure is pascal (Pa). Hecto > >> and kilo are both valid prefixes. There is nothing I know of in SI that > >> states a preference for kilopascals over hectopascals. > >> > >> Various disciplines do have their preferences, though. Although > >kilopascal > >> is preferred for things like tire pressure, meteorologists seem to be > >split > >> between kilopascals and hectopascals -- with the latter having the > >> convenience of having the same value as the more traditional millibar. > >> > >> Bill Potts, CMS > >> Roseville, CA > >> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > >> >Behalf Of G. Stanley Doore > >> >Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 14:09 > >> >To: U.S. Metric Association > >> >Subject: [USMA:23958] RE: Reply from the Washington Post > >> > > >> > > >> >It's all well and good to try to get the media to use the SI. > >> > > >> >Until the US Government decides that SI and its preferred > >> >derivatives should > >> >be used in the public arena, you will not make much progress. The NOAA > >> >National Weather Service won't even adhere to the SI derivative for > >> >pressure. For example, the NWS uses hPa rather than kPa for pressure > >> >Canada uses kPa to be consistent with other industries in reporting > >> >atmospheric pressure.. > >> > > >> >Regards, Stan Doore > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: Stephen C. Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:10 AM > >> >Subject: [USMA:23951] RE: Reply from the Washington Post > >> > > >> > > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Terry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> Sent: 13 December 2002 08:00 > >> >> Subject: [USMA:23949] RE: Reply from the Washington Post > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Stephen C. Gallagher wrote: > >> >> > > I sent a letter to the Washington Post, simply thanking them > >> >> > > for choosing to display Celsius temperature on their website. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > Here is the reply I received today: > >> >> > > >> >> > I also wrote congratulating them and received the identical reply. > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> Good. It's important to give them positive feedback. > >They've probably > >> >> gotten a few negative replies from the anti-metric crowd, so whatever > >> >> positive feedback they receive will help balance the scales. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >
