Well done, Jim. I wrote a similar letter to the National Geographic Magazine in 1984, and said I'll renew when they start using SI units.
I'm still waiting! Regards Mike Joy Perth, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 7:03 AM Subject: [USMA:21990] Feedback to Smithsonian Magazine | The message below was submitted to Smithsonian Magazine via the feedback form | on their web pages. | | Jim | | -- | James R. Frysinger | Lifetime Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist | Senior Member, IEEE | | http://www.cofc.edu/~frysingj | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Office: | Physics Lab Manager, Lecturer | Dept. of Physics and Astronomy | University/College of Charleston | 66 George Street | Charleston, SC 29424 | 843.953.7644 (phone) | 843.953.4824 (FAX) | | Home: | 10 Captiva Row | Charleston, SC 29407 | 843.225.0805 | | ------------- feedback message I submitted: ------------------------ | | I have received yet another offer to subscribe to Smithsonian Magazine. | | I used to subscribe but then decided not to renew due to SM's apparently | anti-metric policy. Even articles that beg for the use of metric units are | written in only non-metric units. | | A check of your online article about the flooding problem in Venice, Italy | suggests that you have not changed your policy. | | Am I wrong? If you magazine has started using metric units (whether with or | without including non-metric units) I will gladly subscribe. | | Please advise. | | regards, | James R. Frysinger | |
