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ebastler:
Gents, I agree that in some discussions the home country of a poster may provide useful context. And I understand that bsfeechannel's posts in this thread may have annoyed some of you, resulting in an interest to obtain more context.

Nevertheless, I think we should respect bsfeechnnel's wish not to disclose his (or her?) home country. To my knowledge, he has never mentioned it in a post. And the somewhat unusual approach to his Youtube videos suggests that he is concerned about privacy.

May I suggest that you remove the above posts disclosing or speculating about bsfeechannel's home country? It's a very mild form of doxing but I still think it's not appropriate. Thank you!

xrunner:

--- Quote from: ebastler on February 17, 2020, 06:33:46 am ---Nevertheless, I think we should respect bsfeechnnel's wish not to disclose his (or her?) home country. To my knowledge, he has never mentioned it in a post. And the somewhat unusual approach to his Youtube videos suggests that he is concerned about privacy.

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Disagree. The person behind that forum name is criticizing us based on our country's position and stance on the metric system. Therefore, it's entirely appropriate to inquire as to this person's country. If they do not want to give it out, then don't criticize us based on where we live.

ebastler:

--- Quote from: xrunner on February 17, 2020, 01:00:15 pm ---Disagree. The person behind that forum name is criticizing us based on our country's position and stance on the metric system. Therefore, it's entirely appropriate to inquire as to this person's country. If they do not want to give it out, then don't criticize us based on where we live.

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Nobody is criticizing you, either personally or "based on where you live". Please don't take this whole thread personally, and don't turn it into a vendetta against any individuals or countries.

I think we have long since concluded that the preference for metric or imperial units in daily life comes largely down to everyone's individual experience, what we grew up with, what we feel comfortable with and have developed a "gut feel" for. There is no argument to be won here. Frankly, I am not sure why this thread is still ongoing. For most posters, it seems to be about the sportsmanship of coming up with another "creative" example, and about having some fun (sometimes at others' expense).

We don't need this to deteriorate into an argument about "the stupid guys from [whatever country]", and all the things they got wrong on other fronts. 

CatalinaWOW:

--- Quote from: ebastler on February 17, 2020, 03:02:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: xrunner on February 17, 2020, 01:00:15 pm ---Disagree. The person behind that forum name is criticizing us based on our country's position and stance on the metric system. Therefore, it's entirely appropriate to inquire as to this person's country. If they do not want to give it out, then don't criticize us based on where we live.

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Nobody is criticizing you, either personally or "based on where you live". Please don't take this whole thread personally, and don't turn it into a vendetta against any individuals or countries.

I think we have long since concluded that the preference for metric or imperial units in daily life comes largely down to everyone's individual experience, what we grew up with, what we feel comfortable with and have developed a "gut feel" for. There is no argument to be won here. Frankly, I am not sure why this thread is still ongoing. For most posters, it seems to be about the sportsmanship of coming up with another "creative" example, and about having some fun (sometimes at others' expense).

We don't need this to deteriorate into an argument about "the stupid guys from [whatever country]", and all the things they got wrong on other fronts.

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If you have read through the thread you will find that it has already deteriorated into a thread about "the stupid guys from .. "  where you insert USA.  Very close to literally with those words.  I agree that if bfees wants to keep his country secret it is his right and privilege, and thus those who believe they know where he hails from should not reveal it.  But I also believe his willingness to use derogatory language about a wide variety of people while trying to maintain his own privacy is an unethical position, indicative of a certain type of cowardice.  One of the key characteristics of a troll. 

I still find it amusing to read this thread, and occasionally informative.  But I have personally decided to provide no more food for the troll.

KL27x:
Actually, I thought we (the sensible folks from all countries) had pretty much restored the thread back on track.

Boffin's last post was adding unadulterated observation which showed where metric is better to him, of course. But it was without any hint of derision or judgment if you were to measure it on its own, not aware of his previous posts.

BSFEEchannel has had very little to say, this month. Even his last post was fairly devoid of, well, anything. Just a note to say he's still alive and that he still hates imperial (and everyone who has voiced disagreement with his brand of "logic.") I would have been happier if group-America had completely ignored it. It didn't bother me compared to his past manic episodes.

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