Talk:S gauge

Merge
Re: the proposition to merge this topic with "S Gauge".

The reason that the "S Scale" entry was created is to clarify the different meanings in the usage of the two terms. Each camp has its own following and adherents.

Merging the two would be akin to merging "apple" and "orange" in the dictionary. Both are fruit, about the same size, and fit in your lunchbag but they are each distinct entities in their own right.

1 64 scaler 23:30, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Although the terms "scale" and "gauge" are often (incorrectly) used interchangably, "scale" is the more appropriate usage in this context. Scale deals with the size of the model in relation to the original, as the page says. "Gauge" refers to the distance between the rails. Modellers in the UK are notorious for referring to a letter assigned to a scale as a "gauge", probably because they frequenly use millimetre scale system, and fall back on the scales letter designation to refer to the standard gauge for that scale.

This change reflects the decidedly UK-centric flavor of much of the railroad (railway) and model railroading (railway modelling) content on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lownen (talk • contribs) 11:17, July 14, 2008