Talk:Broken Circle/Spiral Hill

Measurements
you have changed the measurements in the article twice now to your preferred version. I left a message on your talk page asking that you self-revert but did not hear back. The article now has a confusing mixture of feet and metrics. Your edit is contrary to the Wikipedia Manual of Style, which states: In non-scientific articles with strong ties to the United States, the main unit is generally a U.S. customary unit. This article, which was created in American English using U.S. units of measurements (feet) has strong ties to the U.S. as it is a work by a major American 20th century artist, who himself used "feet", as do the citations, as well as many books, exhibition catalogues and monographs of his work. The article was vetted by multiple experienced editors during the DYK review process, and no one objected to the use of feet. I will be restoring the original measurements in feet with conversions. Thank you for your interest in the article and the work of Robert Smithson, and all best. Netherzone (talk) 17:17, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
 * You must think I spend all day on Wikipedia to reply the same day! I did not see any message on my talk page from you. This piece of artwork is in the Netherlands, you think it has strong ties to the United States, I think it has stronger ties to the Netherlands and therefore should follow the first line in the Manual of Style. You are the one reverting edits, twice, to what you consider stronger ties. The citations are from American publications in units used in those publications, there is no proof the artist used feet. Tesla and other US vehicles are designed in metric units, as are all vehicles designed in the United States by all major US car manufacturers, as well as John Deere and Caterpillar, but have inch dimensions first in articles which counters your claim. I believe the intent of the MOS is to use the country the article is in, as the basis of which unit is primary. Which is the stronger tie, the country or the artist? You think it's the artist, I think it's the country, it's subjective, probably because I live in a metric country and you do not? Manufacturers publish brochures with units for their intended audience, as is the case for cars sold in the US, but the design is in millimetres. And by the way, it's metric (unit) not metrics (plural) which are measures of quantitative assessment. I will leave the article as you left it, it's better to have these discussions before reverting, but please give this some thought, and all the best to you. Avi8tor (talk) 05:28, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I have responded on your talk page, please check it. If you do not receive my message there or cannot view it for some reason, I will copy it here as a service to you. In a nutshell regarding this article, what the published, independent reliable sources say and how the artist himself described the work in his published writings and working drawings are the stronger ties rather than where the work resides. Netherzone (talk) 10:03, 7 October 2021 (UTC)