Template talk:Convert/Archive September 2018

Nomination for deletion of Template:Miles

Template:Miles has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Frietjes (talk) 15:32, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Template documentation change suggestions for adjectival measurement sections

Suggestions:

• That Template:Convert#Adjective:_a_10-mile_distance, (currently section 3), be combined with Template:Convert#After_adjective_unit:_A_10-foot-long_corridor, (currently section 7.4).
• That the new section be named something like Adjective preceding noun or Adjectival use.
• That current section 7 name Words be changed to something else, such as Wording.
• That we not promote the widespread, but nevertheless erroneous, hyphenation in non-adjectival fraction usage (Template:Convert#Fractions:_one-eighth_of_an_imperial_pint). Eric ^talk 16:03, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

• Template:Convert/doc isd not protected, so I consider use of {{edit template-protected}} as not needed (set answered=yes).

Then for the content of your suggestions: if you think it is an non-problematic improvement, you are welcome to edit boldly. For likely disputed changes, let the talk here roll and agreement might be at hand. -DePiep (talk) 16:08, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Ok, thanks, I missed something there when I thought I had to submit a request. I've changed the section heading accordingly. Eric ^talk 16:22, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

By the way, the hyphen in "one-eighth" is created by Module:ConvertNumeric and is not related to use of adj=pre in convert. For example:

• {{convert|1/4|ft|in|spell=in}} → one-quarter foot (3.0 in)
• {{convert|2+1/4|ft|in|spell=in}} → two and a quarter feet (27 in)

I have been exposed to many varieties of English and no longer have a feeling for what is "correct" but the hyphen might be an WP:ENGVAR issue. At any rate, convert always inserts a hyphen in the fraction if there is no whole number. Johnuniq (talk) 01:30, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

For the purposes of this template it probably doesn't matter, but to me there is a slight semantic difference between the terms depending on hyphenation. "One quarter-barrel" is a small container that holds 1⁄4 barrel when full, but "one-quarter barrel" is a volume measurement. Kendall-K1 (talk) 02:21, 22 September 2018 (UTC)