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256: 235: 204: 266: 914:'s edits. I was exploring the diff functionality and misread the changes from "100-foot (30-meter)" to "30-metre (100 ft)" and from "30 mph (13 m/s or 44 ft/s)" to "50 km/h (14 m/s; 31 mph)" as total metrifications. I didn't realise then that the "{{convert..." command was an automatic converter. Apologies to all concerned. 690:. Unless the latter has something to say by way of justifying their behaviour, I will be content to consider this matter closed. I would ask ProProbly not to engage in such disruptive behaviour again, as it does not contribute to the functioning of the encyclopedia, and it deters others from contributing to articles. 817:); first drawing mistaken conclusions about who was being bold and who was doing the reverting - thus showing that you have not followed the case, and then arrogantly declaring a consensus without a sound basis. And not having contributed materially to the discussion yourself I am not sure what your motive is. 851:
with one in parenthesis. Here's why: the argument being advanced is that the metric should be used unless the article refers to America or Britain. But the article is about Human Scale. Last I checked the Americans and British were included in that. In addition, the article itself specifically refers
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edits and me who reverted to the original uncontested text. I also explained why. Archon continued to argue without an apology or excuse for failing to describe, justify or seek consensus for completely replacing customary measurements with metric ones. Then after I again restored the original text,
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Since when are kilograms or Netwons considered more natural "human-scale" units? I don't think there are any "official" units for force or weight that are more natural, but the force of a punch or some other human activity and the average weight of a human come to mind as rough replacements. At any
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By way of explaining my own position, I would just say that the MOS gives clear guidance on what units articles are expected to use when they are not directly related to the USA or UK – metric units. Since the position I was following was the default position, there was no reason for me to start a
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A disambiguation clause at the top of the article would be better than the wholesale removal of this passage. "Human scale" is a well established term used in that context, and so requires disambiguation precisely for the reasons that Jerzy states. Will someone with the technical knowledge assist
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Perhaps distinct from Small is Beautiful, i recall that anthropologists believe there is an inherent human parameter, around 150, that represents the maximum size of a community in which "everybody knows everbody" is likely to be essentially true, rather than either hyperbole, a platitude, or an
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specific "human scales" for development projects or organizations have been enunciated by SiB advocates, but i note that even if there is diversity of opinion among the as to the numbers, info about the numbers or numerical ranges would IMO be appropriate to the accompanying
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in single-minded pursuit of an agenda which is not conducive to building an encyclopedia. Past experience shows that such conduct usually results in an indefinite ban because it is tedious, wasting the time of editors and admins and spoiling the experience of readers.
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and it is not controversial. Ensuring that articles generally follow the MOS is good editorial conduct, and editors are expected to respect the MOS. Adding content to an article that has received relatively little editorial attention is not really
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I'll say it again, for the sake of clarity. US customary units are the primary units in articles that relate directly to the USA, and not in any other articles. This is the consensus position of the entire community as clearly expressed at
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came along and, again with no explanation, restored Archon's bold edit. And that is how the article currently exists with Archon's contested bold edit still in place. And that goes against Knowledge principles, pillars and all.
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is fine, and as I said below in my apology, I had mistakenly thought the change was from customary to just metric when I changed the article back. I accept I was wrong, so can we drop it now please and move on. Thanks.
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edit, and he is the editor who made it. I think the original version should be restored until we see a consensus based in policy, sources, and common sense for changing it develop. I also see you (
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Does anyone have an idea for a "human scale" of energy? The energy in a meal? Energy of running a mile? Energy spectrum of fatal injuries, using the "energy dumping" theory?
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rate, I think we can do better than just plain Netwons and kg, which don't seem particularly human-scale IMHO. At least "tens of Newtons" or similar would be much better. --
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I should warn you that if you continue to disregard MOS consensus and start revert-wars you are likely to face administrative sanctions. You are acting like a
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is enhanced, by adding a section with encyclopedic discussion of that sense of "human scale", a HatNote Dab along the lines of
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This article is about the physical limits of human life and direct experiences of humans. For downscaling development, see
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requires of articles which do not relate directly to USA or UK topics. I explained this clearly to him on my
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assumption that in practice doesn't get tested. If documented, it would IMO belong in the article.
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on Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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The article has now been reverted by a third party to its status before the dubious edits by
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reverted, and now we discuss. Further reverts without consensus are not appropriate.
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Looks like we have three editors favoring the current version and one editor favoring
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is about a topic distinct from that stated in the lead, and (w/ rare exceptions like
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My recent edits to this article were repeatedly reverted without justification by
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reverts by ProProbly. No valid reason for objecting to use of metric units. --
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I only see one contributor supplying a reasoned argument for keeping the
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lightest touch that can be sensed vs. heaviest weight that can be lifted?
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loudest sound that can be endured vs. softest sound that can be heard?
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by Kirkpatrick Sale. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1980.
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to American cities and American architects. Note also, in reply to
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Sorry, I've wasted everyone's time here. I misread the "diffs" of
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I am not going to do the research to determine whether
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The term "human scale" is also used to refer to the
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