User talk:Teslanar

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— Hashimashadoo (talk) 23:14, November 5, 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for Adding Metrics
Welcome to our wiki, and thank you for adding metric measurements to a few of the pages here. They are much needed.

One tiny request though: if you are adding ranges, please either spell out the word "to" or use the en-dash by typing. Thanks!

~ Lhynard (talk) 01:57, November 9, 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem. I'll keep the en-dash thing in mind. I'm new to actually making edits, so I apologise for any mistakes
 * ~ Teslanar (talk) 08:49, November 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * No worries; it's good to start with small projects and learn as you go. It's great to have you on-board! ~ Lhynard (talk) 14:40, November 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * By the way, what do you think of changing where it currently says "to" to, for consistency?
 * ~ Teslanar (talk) 08:52, November 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * Please read Forgotten Realms Wiki:Units of measurement. You have added too much precision to some metric units for numbers that are "average" or "about". As for "to" vs. "n-dash", I don't think it really matters as long as the meaning is clear. Plus, unless you are going to police them all, different editors will use different styles and you can spend fruitless hours on a trivial matter. However, I realize that we all get a little OCD over some things, so if you're having fun, go for it :-) &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 14:17, November 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * As Moviesign says, every editor has her or his own style for some things, so on this question, there is no firm answer&mdash;at least not yet. We may decide on one later, but there are literally thousands of pages we would have to edit to enact any solid change.


 * FWIW, my personal preference is to use words in body text and to spell out numbers, ranges, and units, but to use numerals, abbreviations, and en-dashes when inside an infobox. So, for example, "Elves are ten to twenty feet (three to six meters) tall," in text but "10' – 20' (3–6 m)" in a box.


 * ~ Lhynard (talk) 14:40, November 10, 2015 (UTC)


 * Wow, those are some tall elves Lhynard! :) Artemaz (talk) 14:51, November 10, 2015 (UTC)