Talk:International System of Units/Archives/01/2014

Inconsistent SI scale standard (IMPORTANT Reminder to SI double-standard)

Corrections:

Kilo [K], not kilo [k]. (e.g: Km = Kilometer)

Hecto [H], not hecto [h]. (e.g: Ha = Hectoare)

Deka/Deca [D], not deka/deca [da]. (e.g: Dg = Dekagram/Decagram)

You don't need such "ONLY ONE" inconsistent 2-letter symbol here ("da" for "Deka") while all other SI magnitude scale symbols use solely and only 1-letter symbols! Be consistent with your own standard, SI!

The SI was defined scale symbols above base reference (10^0 = 1) must be capitalized and below must be lower-cased, this measure was done to avoid misinterpretation between its own 1-letter scale symbols. We can see the traces for all MAJOR/UP scale symbols following the 'old' rule with capitalized letters such as [G]iga/[M]ega/[T]era/[P]eta, etc (very useful to differentiate with other MINOR/DOWN scale symbols that uses lowercased 1-letter symbols such as "[p]ico" from "[P]eta" for example). So, why on earth SI beginning to use lowercase-letter symbols for those three MAJOR magnitude scales that violates its own standard?

Si should define and prioritize the magnitude scale symbols FIRST, since this one uses 1-letter symbols and conflicts are greater in this scope/region. For example, how one can tell that "1 K" means "1 Kilo" instead of "1 Kelvin", if both have the same 1-letter symbol and capital case?

Proposal:

Kelvin as temperature unit can be symbol-defined with more than 1-letter symbol as: "Kn"/"Kv" (just like "Pa" for "Pascal" and "Wb" for "Weber" - so, why is it not also valid for Kelvin?), "Kelv", "Kvn"/"Klv", or simply reverting to old standard to prefix temperature unit with degree symbol (°K). Even I can propose to use lowercased "k" for Kelvin, I prefer to reserve it for future MINOR/DOWN magnitude scale of SI standard, just in case the magnitude scale order is widened/enlarged and necessary.

Other SI symbols conflicting with these 1-letter magnitude scale symbols should be replaced with non-conflicting ones, using more than 1-letter symbol is recommended if conflicts always exist when searching/using 1-letter symbols just like my Kelvin symbol replacement proposal here.

Prioritize your SI magnitude scale symbols FIRST, then other non-MagnitudeScale symbols - then you will be confused much less by your own double standards, since scale symbols can always be paired with other non-scale unit symbols that may added more confusion if the magnitude scale symbols group (that uses 1-letter symbols, as strictly using discrete 1-letter as possible if SI wished to be an excellent magnitude scale standard) is not strictly predefined FIRST in the 1st place.

=> [Ois1974 @ 2013-12-21 Sat] 114.79.49.125 (talk) 07:54, 21 December 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.49.227 (talk)

For what it's worth: Since this user insisted on restoring the message here after it was removed, I've now attempted to communicate with this user at User talk:114.79.49.227. --Closeapple (talk) 20:08, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, Wikipedia isn't a forum, and it's quite unlikely that the International System of Units is going to be changed because of our musings. — Dsimic (talk) 20:26, 3 January 2014 (UTC)