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[edit] Weight in Kilos (pounds, stone)
The default measure for his weight ought to be kilos, as per Wikipedia policy of favoring the local conventions in such matters. Mexico uses the metric system. Giving measurements in pounds can be justified given bothy the large US readership of Wikipedia and by the fact that Uribe lived in Dallas, Texas. However, numbers in pounds should be given in parentheses. Giving the numbers in stone has much less justification as nowhere is it part of an official system of weights and measures. However, given the sizable Wiki-readership from the British Isles, there is some justification in using stone but NOT as the default measure, which is now the case with the article. I'm going to rewrite the numbers to make kilos the default and to place pounds and stone in parentheses. In passing, I might add that I'm an American, so this isn't being done out of any desire to favor the local system with which I'm most familiar. Interlingua 20:52, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
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