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Ghost · 31. Dec 2010, 10:22 AM

I think you should consider representing dates in astronomical style on your very fine site: year first, then month, then day. American style with first the month, then the day and then the year may nowadays be the most common mode but it is the least logical. On the other hand, doing it British style (day, month, year) might be seen as anti-American. Granted that the internet is meant to be an international thing, it is really confusing to see that a review dates from, say, 9/3/2010 and not know whether this means March or September. Sometimes the difference can be important as when you read somewhere that such-and-such a program has recently improved and then you go to Gizmo's and read the review and are wondering when the review was written. Yes, I now understand your convention, but perhaps less frequent visitors don't.

syntax_error · 31. Dec 2010, 11:19 AM

+1

However 25. Dec 2010, works well as on the forums main page.

George · 31. Dec 2010, 12:45 PM

That is in fact a valid point since we have visitors from all over the world. I have changed the date format on the main site reflecting the month as a string instead of a number. Let's see how that is working. Thanks for the suggestion.

garth · 31. Dec 2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost

On the other hand, doing it British style (day, month, year) might be seen as anti-American.

You are probably right is the worst thing. People are just looking for stuff to be offended by these days. On a teacher training course i was on i was told i may no longer refer to a blackboard as such.....it now has to be a chalkboard or something. For any who don't know, a blackboard is exactly that and is used for writing on with chalk, generally in a classroom environment. Apparently referring to something by its name is racist these days. I don't get it.

Ghost · 31. Dec 2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by George

That is in fact a valid point since we have visitors from all over the world. I have changed the date format on the main site reflecting the month as a string instead of a number. Let's see how that is working. Thanks for the suggestion.

Kommen Sie aus Frankfurt-am-Main ODER Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, bitte?

(Just wondering. I met a retired geologist once wandering around the Wicklow mountains near Dublin. He was from Frankfurt-an-der-Oder and had a VW van - no not a Trabant combi! - fitted out with boxes and rocks for his specimens.)

Ritho · 31. Dec 2010, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by George

That is in fact a valid point since we have visitors from all over the world. I have changed the date format on the main site reflecting the month as a string instead of a number. Let's see how that is working. Thanks for the suggestion.

I like it George. But the what about the dates on the dynamic content, such as the new articles and such?

syntax_error · 01. Jan 2011, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by garth

Apparently referring to something by its name is racist these days. I don't get it.

Do you still use white chalk?

MidnightCowboy · 01. Jan 2011, 07:29 AM

When things went pear shaped for me in Spain I went back to the UK for 6 months before coming here to Brazil. I'd only been away from the UK for just over a year but even then I noticed the difference as soon as I got back. Political correctness was everywhere and yet all of the things it was meant to improve were worse than when I left

Anyhow, I asked for a black coffee in a local restaurant and the stoney faced waitress (was female - guess this term is not "acceptable" now either and we have to use something like "multiple gender choice food and drink transporter") glared at me and replied, "we serve it plain or with milk".

I just got up and walked out.

In a past life I've been shot at while trying to set up negotiating links between folks of different groups who were hell bent on annihilating each other. No one ever accused me of being racist while I was doing that. Maybe if we all wore labels it would help others to know how to address us?

wdhpr · 01. Jan 2011, 07:52 AM

If I might add.
The slippery slope of political correctness
Where does it end?

Anyway happy new year

Wdhpr

Ghost · 01. Jan 2011, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MidnightCowboy

When things went pear shaped for me in Spain I went back to the UK for 6 months before coming here to Brazil.

Brazil - 'where the nuts come from' ( from 'Charley's Aunt').
Sorry MidnightCowboy but I couldn't resist!
Happy New Year!

31. Dec 2010, 10:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ghost Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dublin Posts: 25	Date I think you should consider representing dates in astronomical style on your very fine site: year first, then month, then day. American style with first the month, then the day and then the year may nowadays be the most common mode but it is the least logical. On the other hand, doing it British style (day, month, year) might be seen as anti-American. Granted that the internet is meant to be an international thing, it is really confusing to see that a review dates from, say, 9/3/2010 and not know whether this means March or September. Sometimes the difference can be important as when you read somewhere that such-and-such a program has recently improved and then you go to Gizmo's and read the review and are wondering when the review was written. Yes, I now understand your convention, but perhaps less frequent visitors don't.

31. Dec 2010, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
George Progradminstrateditor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Frankfurt, GER Posts: 1,253	That is in fact a valid point since we have visitors from all over the world. I have changed the date format on the main site reflecting the month as a string instead of a number. Let's see how that is working. Thanks for the suggestion. __________________ Best regards, George

01. Jan 2011, 07:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 9,250	When things went pear shaped for me in Spain I went back to the UK for 6 months before coming here to Brazil. I'd only been away from the UK for just over a year but even then I noticed the difference as soon as I got back. Political correctness was everywhere and yet all of the things it was meant to improve were worse than when I left Anyhow, I asked for a black coffee in a local restaurant and the stoney faced waitress (was female - guess this term is not "acceptable" now either and we have to use something like "multiple gender choice food and drink transporter") glared at me and replied, "we serve it plain or with milk". I just got up and walked out. In a past life I've been shot at while trying to set up negotiating links between folks of different groups who were hell bent on annihilating each other. No one ever accused me of being racist while I was doing that. Maybe if we all wore labels it would help others to know how to address us? __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

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31. Dec 2010, 11:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
syntax_error Full Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 79	+1 However 25. Dec 2010, works well as on the forums main page.

01. Jan 2011, 07:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
wdhpr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The north Coast Posts: 1,117	If I might add. The slippery slope of political correctness Where does it end? Anyway happy new year Wdhpr