On 2004 Apr 27 , at 8:20 AM, Koczor, Ron wrote:
Eventually my successors will not have to worry about ye Olde English units!
But for now, we feel that we must be communicators.
I appreciate your position and understand your reasoning. However, I think it is based on the incorrect assumption that NOBODY wants the information in metric. By presenting most of the information SOLELY in Ye Olde English units, you are not communicating well with the many readers who know, understand and prefer metric measurements.
You and I could quibble about the exact percentages of those who prefer Olde English and those who prefer metric but I think it is rather obvious that the percentage is not zero on either side. So why must your information be 100% Olde English and zero percent metric? Why not try to communicate with the metric users too, instead of communicating only with Ye Olde English users?
I appreciate your taking the time to consider this issue. I hope in time you will find it possible and useful to offer more of the information in metric so you can be better communicators.
Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
