Talk:Lough Neagh
Latest comment: 11 days ago by ~2026-32612-12 in topic Why primarily imperial in the page and sidebar?
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Shaftesbury
editHow did the Earl of Shaftesbury get hold of the lake? Story of ownership incomplete. 2A00:23C7:E287:1901:811E:8CBE:4AB5:907F (talk) 18:12, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
Why primarily imperial in the page and sidebar?
editIt's 2026, why are the units primarily Ancient Roman on this page? I know the Americans still use them but this is Europe. The pages on Loch Ness and Loch Lomond are all metric, any reason why this is not? ~2026-32612-12 (talk) 17:08, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
- UK uses imperial for these measurements. Canterbury Tail talk 21:21, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
- As I already said Loch Ness and Loch Lomond for example are not listed used such measurements which are also part of the United Kingdom. So that explanation does not make sense. The UK does not teach people this in schools, has not done so in 65 years, it's pure failure that people have been having to learn them to drive a car. You ask the average Brit how many yards are in a mile and they usually realise they have no idea even though the road signs use these measurements and they have been driving for years. Wonderful experiment to try. ~2026-32612-12 (talk) 13:23, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- Yes it is taught in UK schools. And what is on other pages has no relevance to this article. Canterbury Tail talk 14:13, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- It isn't. UK schools have taught metric only for the past 65 years, any school that did teach imperial was either private or doing what it should not have. It's often a "Mandela Effect" where some seem to think they were taught it in school, however it is simply not the case. Why do you feel there is no relevance in consistency? Should I write an article about the loch near me that has no page and write about its size in lightyears? ~2026-32612-12 (talk) 20:47, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- Is there a reason you're making claims that are very easily disproved? Not even going into the fact the UK wasn't metric 65 years ago and it wasn't part of the curriculum until 1974. Schools very much teach older units for conversion and the many that are still in everyday use. Heck even this curriculum from 2013 shows that its compulsory. So since you're clearly not making an argument in good faith, I won't be responding any further. Canterbury Tail talk 21:19, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- Oh thank for correcting me, 55 years. Just over half a century. Also amazing to see the government in England have messed this up so long they do even seen to have done somewhat of a backroll on it. I have learned something today. It perhaps explains why this was when Ireland got sick and tired of waiting and finished the job leaving the UK where it was. Anyway since you have now confirmed that local citizens were being taught this for over half a century, and since this is a mountain and not a road, and since other articles are in metric, and as 96% of humans understand metric. Would you not therefore agree it should probably match the other articles and primerally be listing measurements in metric? ~2026-32612-12 (talk) 22:29, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- Is there a reason you're making claims that are very easily disproved? Not even going into the fact the UK wasn't metric 65 years ago and it wasn't part of the curriculum until 1974. Schools very much teach older units for conversion and the many that are still in everyday use. Heck even this curriculum from 2013 shows that its compulsory. So since you're clearly not making an argument in good faith, I won't be responding any further. Canterbury Tail talk 21:19, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- It isn't. UK schools have taught metric only for the past 65 years, any school that did teach imperial was either private or doing what it should not have. It's often a "Mandela Effect" where some seem to think they were taught it in school, however it is simply not the case. Why do you feel there is no relevance in consistency? Should I write an article about the loch near me that has no page and write about its size in lightyears? ~2026-32612-12 (talk) 20:47, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- Yes it is taught in UK schools. And what is on other pages has no relevance to this article. Canterbury Tail talk 14:13, 5 June 2026 (UTC)
- As I already said Loch Ness and Loch Lomond for example are not listed used such measurements which are also part of the United Kingdom. So that explanation does not make sense. The UK does not teach people this in schools, has not done so in 65 years, it's pure failure that people have been having to learn them to drive a car. You ask the average Brit how many yards are in a mile and they usually realise they have no idea even though the road signs use these measurements and they have been driving for years. Wonderful experiment to try. ~2026-32612-12 (talk) 13:23, 5 June 2026 (UTC)