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::Same here. And I agree. In this kind of complex abbreviation, the MOS guidelines might not lead to the best solution. It might be good to document at the MOS an acceptable alternative style for such multi-part integer-based quantities; they don't necessarily need to be done the same way as typical values and units (e.g. 3.6 V). [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 04:38, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
::Reviewing the table with the mixed-units example in the MOS, I see that time duration is the only 3-part mixed unit case they talk about, and the example "1 h 30 min 7 s" just looks odd, compared to most of the others (but not as odd as the two-part "1 US fl pt 8 US fl oz", which I hope we never see anywhere). So, instead of asking here, I'd say take it up at MOS, and see if you can get "1h 30m 7s" approved as an OK alternative, especially given that such forms may be in wide use already. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] ([[User talk:Dicklyon|talk]]) 04:55, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
:I saw the note at the village pump. Johnbod's example:
:* 84d 7h 52m
:* 84 d 7 h 52 m
:is the the key bit of information for me. The first is better because I can figure out what it means at a glance. The one with the spaces looks like someone's notes for a [[Bingo (American version)]] game. I'm sure that either would make sense in context, and I'm sure I could figure it out, but the first is more obvious.
:Also, if this is getting used in infoboxes or data tables, then the very small savings in the width might be wanted. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 03:23, 3 August 2024 (UTC)
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