::I was the main shepherding author who grew this article from its humble beginnings. I once had one of my wiki-friends nominate it for FA. That wasn’t too long after it had gone through the Good Article process, which wasn’t too bad of an experience. But I had seen what the FA process was like (not fun) and pledged that I wouldn’t lift a finger to help the article through the process. That was the end of that. Was that the right thing to do? Well, I come to Wikipedia because it is a fun hobby. If something isn’t fun, I avoid it. Just that simple.And why avoid FA? I’ve done a few things on this article that aren’t seen in many other articles (maybe any other articles), such as the Glossary, which is desperately needed since many of the terms have a unique meaning in the metrology world and they also refer back and forth to each other; keeping all that straight by bouncing about in Wiktionary would drive someone mad. I find that Wikipedia has a lot of people who value conformity—even to the point of not best serving the interests of our readership. Frankly, the thought of having some Wikipedian *experts* ride in on a mighty stallion with pouted lower lip as they wipe their white gloves over the article’s crevices sounds like about as much fun as my being stuck on a deserted island with nothing but a knife and Jessica Alba (at least I could eat Rosie D’Donnel).{}Besides, being an FA means it would appear on the Main Page for a day and that would just result in some drive-by shootings by 9th-graders and dorks (more non-fun).