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Metric units

Hi, I think it would a good idea if you were to avoid this discussion for a while. Although you have raised some valid points (e.g. why should someone who isn't a UK railway enthusiast know what a chain is?), users like SouthernElectric and Olana North don't seem to want to listen, purely on the grounds that it's you that's raising them. So we just end up with a lot of arguing and going round in circles, rather than making any progress.

Incidentally, I don't think it's true to say that the UK is a purely metric country, but on the other hand it's not a purely imperial (measurements) country either! Regards, --RFBailey (talk) 15:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My opinion on the metrication of distances in UK transport articles would be the same if Lord Lucan was to reappear and raise the issue. SouthernElectric (talk) 15:41, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, the UK is specifically and explicitly not a metric country. — iridescent 23:57, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It shows the uk is not exculisvly metric but the weights and measures act requires the sale of certian goods in ml and kg.--Lucy-marie (talk) 00:11, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevant in this case, as we're not talking about the sale of goods; the important point here is the part alluded to by Ian Pearson near the end, in that miles are still considered a standard unit of measurement in the UK. (Personally, I'm not a fan of chains, which I consider unnecessarily confusing, and would convert them into miles-and-feet in these situations - but that is my personal opinion and I know I'm outnumbered. (I'm not stalking you by posting here, incidentally; just that I have no intention of joining in the group-kicking you seem to be getting on WP:UKT right now.) — iridescent 00:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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	:::It shows the uk is not exculisvly metric but the weights and measures act requires the sale of certian goods in ml and kg.--[[User:Lucy-marie\|Lucy-marie]] ([[User talk:Lucy-marie#top\|talk]]) 00:11, 7 February 2008 (UTC)		:::It shows the uk is not exculisvly metric but the weights and measures act requires the sale of certian goods in ml and kg.--[[User:Lucy-marie\|Lucy-marie]] ([[User talk:Lucy-marie#top\|talk]]) 00:11, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

			::::Irrelevant in this case, as we're not talking about the sale of goods; the important point here is the part alluded to by Ian Pearson near the end, in that miles ''are'' still considered a standard unit of measurement in the UK. (Personally, I'm not a fan of chains, which I consider unnecessarily confusing, and would convert them into miles-and-feet in these situations - but that is my personal opinion and I know I'm outnumbered. (I'm not stalking you by posting here, incidentally; just that I have no intention of joining in the group-kicking you seem to be getting on [[WP:UKT]] right now.)<font face="Trebuchet MS"> — [[User:Iridescent\|<font color="#E45E05">''iride''</font>]][[User_talk:Iridescent\|<font color="#C1118C">''scent''</font>]]</font> 00:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)