i still think that it is arguable that metrication has been covered much. in many ways metrication is not covered.
its nice however to see more than 1200 signatures on the petition, from all around the country. all best, Ron On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 6:32 AM, Kilopascal <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Ron, > > I don't have the time or the desire to spend hours looking for specific > examples. But if you check the USMA archives, you can find numerous posts > lamenting the media's seemingly anti-metric attitude. > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html#40323 > > In the UK, it was primarily the media that launched a campaign "to save the > mile and pint for Britain" and fired up the population to fight the > completion of metrication. > > http://ideatest.conseq.org.uk/lacors/core/page.do?pageId=10482962 > > > So, I stick by my belief that the media in general is not friendly to > metrication, even if there are editors and reporters who may be. They are > far and few between. I was not trying to cast doubt on Mike's petition. I > even signed it. My point to Mike was directed at his comment to get media > attention and my fear that the media will do whatever it can to sabotage any > metrication efforts no matter how many people sign his petition. > > I hope this clears up any misunderstanding. > > kPa > > [USMA:51182] Re: White House Petition > > Ron Stone > Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:57:35 -0700 > > kilopascal at cox dot net, > > i hope that you find it helpful to remember that metrication has some > strong, interdisciplinary support. > > rather than trying to ascribe any unremarkable doubts onto a group of > petitioners in a process of demonstrating support for metrication in the > United States, can you describe what you would consider to be positive > reporting about metrication? > > and if you are claiming that 'the media' has ever even reported on > metrication then i think that you should provide some specific examples. > > as far as i know, there are only a small number of organizations that have > prepared a metrication policy. > > are there any positive or negative examples of metrication policy that you > think readers, or policymakers, should consider? > > all best, > > Ron > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Kilopascal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ** > > Mike, > > > > Well, I see the count is just shy of 1000. I don't know what that means, > > but I guess it is surprising to see that close to 1000 people support some > > form of metrication. They may be desperate due to the sickly economy. > > > > So what happens if you get 5000 votes by 2011-10-23? What happens if you > > don't? What number does it have to reach before I becomes important? > > > > But as I said and until proved differently, I don't trust the media to > > report positively on metrication and when push comes to shove they will use > > their influence to try to prevent metrication from happening. It would be > > nice if we could know if there are any pro-metric reporters and editors who > > could have a positive influence on the industry and override those who would > > sabotage our efforts. > > > > Being a pilot, how much influence do you have to possibly bring forth a > > motion to complete the metrication of your industry? Do you think enough > > pilots and staff, especially from outside the US would support such a move? > > Have you tried to organize people to support a change? > > -- ----------------- Ron Stone ---------------------------- on Twitter (at) photonron --------------------------------------------------------- disclaimers or other restrictions may apply to this message. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
