On 03/23/04 05:59, Nikola Smolenski wrote:
It is possible to change the software in such a way
that, for example,
{{num:km2:357022}} would render as 357,022 km<sup>2</sup> for users and
visitors from Europe and as whichever mi<sup>2</sup> for users and visitors
from the US.
This is not a good idea. It will lead to silly pseudo-accuracy, of the
sort often seen in sloppy journalism: where "a thousand miles" in a US
wire report is carefully translated to "1.609 km" in an Australian
newspaper article.
- d.