Dates

Rikard_OHF · 03-03-2003, 05:24 PM

Might not be relevant for Wolfie Birthday but do you think we should put the date as DD/MM/YYYY (chrismas would become 25/12/2003)
or as MM/DD/YYYY (chrismas would be 12/25/2003) ????

Rikard_OHF · 03-03-2003, 05:30 PM

on a side note
its 03-03-03 now [img]smile.gif[/img]

here we have loads of people marrying today [img]tongue.gif[/img]
about 100 couples instead of about 5 on a normal monday

WOLFGIR · 03-03-2003, 05:33 PM

Bah!!
Your devil has ran off with your mind!

Everyone knows tha x.mus is 12/24/2003

Sir Goulum · 03-03-2003, 05:35 PM

Day/Month/Year

Kakero · 03-03-2003, 06:14 PM

why did the second one ( MM/DD/YYYY ) emmm..created?

andrewas · 03-03-2003, 06:18 PM

Americans (and probably some others) use it.

Technicaly its a poor notation, as its ambiguous with other formats. Is 3/4/03 3rd april or 4th march? No way to tell if it isnt obvious from context.

Timber Loftis · 03-03-2003, 06:22 PM

Well, it should be standardized. You have to keep in mind that the dates are different when reading mail or articles from across the pond.

Personally, I think MM/DD/YY is more logical, being that you say "April 3rd, 2003" more than "the third of April, 2003." Plus, in most business contexts, the MM/YY is the most important part, anyway, so it draws the eye to the most important info first.

BTW - I didn't vote.

Epona · 03-03-2003, 06:31 PM

But Timber - in the UK, we *do* say 'the third of April'. It's only you lot across the pond that have to be difficult and say 'April third' you nutters [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Kakero · 03-03-2003, 06:35 PM

Here's something new for you all ( maybe ). The chinese use different methods. ie, YYYY/MM/DD.

so today is er ling ling san nian san yue shi re or 2003/3/4 .

Vaskez · 03-03-2003, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Well, it should be standardized. You have to keep in mind that the dates are different when reading mail or articles from across the pond.

Personally, I think MM/DD/YY is more logical, being that you say "April 3rd, 2003" more than "the third of April, 2003." Plus, in most business contexts, the MM/YY is the most important part, anyway, so it draws the eye to the most important info first.

BTW - I didn't vote.

Yeah - what Epona said, I always say "3rd of April" as opposed to "April 3rd". [img]tongue.gif[/img] Also, it makes more sense as DD/MM/YY because then it is in growing order of magnitude, i.e. a day is the smallest unit of time and then a month then a year. With the MM/DD/YY system, it's in a wierd order [img]tongue.gif[/img]

03-03-2003, 05:24 PM	#1
Rikard_OHF Beholder Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: Het Hertogdom Gelre!!!!! Age: 39 Posts: 4,364	Might not be relevant for Wolfie Birthday but do you think we should put the date as DD/MM/YYYY (chrismas would become 25/12/2003) or as MM/DD/YYYY (chrismas would be 12/25/2003) ???? __________________ [img]\"http://confed.xl-designs.com/siggeh18.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[bunny]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/bunny.gif\" /> Return of the Bunny Army! <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[bunny]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/bunny.gif\" />

03-03-2003, 05:30 PM	#2
Rikard_OHF Beholder Join Date: March 4, 2001 Location: Het Hertogdom Gelre!!!!! Age: 39 Posts: 4,364	on a side note its 03-03-03 now [img]smile.gif[/img] here we have loads of people marrying today [img]tongue.gif[/img] about 100 couples instead of about 5 on a normal monday __________________ [img]\"http://confed.xl-designs.com/siggeh18.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[bunny]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/bunny.gif\" /> Return of the Bunny Army! <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[bunny]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/bunny.gif\" />

03-03-2003, 05:33 PM	#3
WOLFGIR Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 3,450	Bah!! Your devil has ran off with your mind! Everyone knows tha x.mus is 12/24/2003 __________________ Don´t eat the yellow snow

03-03-2003, 06:18 PM	#6
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	Americans (and probably some others) use it. Technicaly its a poor notation, as its ambiguous with other formats. Is 3/4/03 3rd april or 4th march? No way to tell if it isnt obvious from context. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-03-2003, 06:22 PM	#7
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Well, it should be standardized. You have to keep in mind that the dates are different when reading mail or articles from across the pond. Personally, I think MM/DD/YY is more logical, being that you say "April 3rd, 2003" more than "the third of April, 2003." Plus, in most business contexts, the MM/YY is the most important part, anyway, so it draws the eye to the most important info first. BTW - I didn't vote. __________________

03-03-2003, 05:35 PM	#4
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	Day/Month/Year

03-03-2003, 06:14 PM	#5
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	why did the second one ( MM/DD/YYYY ) emmm..created?

03-03-2003, 06:31 PM	#8
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 53 Posts: 5,164	But Timber - in the UK, we do say 'the third of April'. It's only you lot across the pond that have to be difficult and say 'April third' you nutters [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/epona.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-03-2003, 06:35 PM	#9
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	Here's something new for you all ( maybe ). The chinese use different methods. ie, YYYY/MM/DD. so today is er ling ling san nian san yue shi re or 2003/3/4 .

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
DVD release dates	Gazza	Entertainment (Movies, TV Shows and Books/Comics)	0	01-07-2003 11:14 AM
Release dates?	Maigan	Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)	3	09-22-2002 09:01 PM
Release dates	dominions	Icewind Dale \| Heart of Winter \| Icewind Dale II Forum	2	09-19-2002 09:51 PM
Non-US Release Dates???	MornD	Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)	2	05-01-2002 07:27 AM
release dates	Avatar	Baldurs Gate II Archives	5	05-15-2001 05:20 PM