I have sent my suggestion: AP is a source of news used by journalists. As such they should minimize the amount of interpretation that they do. One area where this is noticeable is in the area of units of measure. If the source unit of measure is not in customary units, AP silently converts it to customary units. Thus the UK's new Channel Tunnel railway is quoted as having a top speed of 186 mph. Convert this to metric and one has 300 km/h. It is obvious that 300 km/h was a design speed, whereas 186 mph begs the question - was this a measured top speed - if not, what does it really mean?
-----Original Message----- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of mech...@illinois.edu Sent: 11 June 2010 20:11 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:47719] SI Request to the AP Pat, AP sent me a notice by e-mail of having received my request, but did not give me access to a copy of my own request. I requested that AP revise its Style Book to not only accept SI units of measurement, but to agressively promote SI units of measurement. I also asked AP not to encourage the conversion of SI units of measurement to units outside the International Sysstem of Units (SI). I'll look for my submission on the AP suggestions Blog, later. Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:50:05 +1000 >From: Pat Naughtin <pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com> >Subject: [USMA:47691] Re: Bravo RE: Re: Oil Spill Technical Team Using SI >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> > > Dear Carleton and All, > Maybe it's time to visit the AP suggestions page > at http://www.apstylebook.com/?do=social_media_responses > to add your thoughts. > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin > Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see >...
