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: The reasons for standardization are at http://www.roguetemple.com/forums/index.php?topic=62 --[[User:R2|R2]] 19:53, 21 July 2008 (CEST) | : The reasons for standardization are at http://www.roguetemple.com/forums/index.php?topic=62 --[[User:R2|R2]] 19:53, 21 July 2008 (CEST) | ||
:: That <b>doesn't</b> count, unless there's some undocumented management integration between the two sites. Fixing that application (a function that takes a gloppy date, and returns a standard-formed date if possible) is the correct approach. If I was to propose any (unnecessary) standardization, I would suggest four-digit years, and months as <b>text</b>. That way, the difference between U.S. dates and EU dates doesn't cause confusion. | |||
:: As it is, anyone from the EU who doesn't know the standardization convention is going to think the correct format for Dec 3 2008 is 2008/3/12, which breaks your abstractor application without <b>any</b> chance of recovery. | |||
:: I'm going to make up my mind on whether to revert this spam for Zaiband and YADS later, once the emotional reasoning no longer is in the way. -- [[User:Bessarion|Bessarion]] 8:18 21 July 2008 (CDT) | |||
Revision as of 22:53, 21 July 2008
(standardization of dates)
Whoa, what happened here. Was this site-wide change discussed anywhere? Kiefer 07:14, 21 July 2008 (CEST)
- It wasn't discussed on this wiki (so I doubt that the discussion, even if it exists, "counts"). Furthermore, it's not a uniform readability improvement. -- Bessarion 8:18 21 July 2008 (CDT)
- The reasons for standardization are at http://www.roguetemple.com/forums/index.php?topic=62 --R2 19:53, 21 July 2008 (CEST)
- That doesn't count, unless there's some undocumented management integration between the two sites. Fixing that application (a function that takes a gloppy date, and returns a standard-formed date if possible) is the correct approach. If I was to propose any (unnecessary) standardization, I would suggest four-digit years, and months as text. That way, the difference between U.S. dates and EU dates doesn't cause confusion.
- As it is, anyone from the EU who doesn't know the standardization convention is going to think the correct format for Dec 3 2008 is 2008/3/12, which breaks your abstractor application without any chance of recovery.
- I'm going to make up my mind on whether to revert this spam for Zaiband and YADS later, once the emotional reasoning no longer is in the way. -- Bessarion 8:18 21 July 2008 (CDT)