Posted @ 18:36Oh dear...
Here's the rant:
Why can't I have the date in the "posted by" bits in proper form; why do we have to put up with the monumentally stupid US format (which only depends on the way Americans happen to say dates and the fact they routinely fail to distinguish between cardinal and ordinal numbers [look it up!]).
The international standard is yyyy/mm/dd and is very logical because that's a good way to sort dates. The European standard is simply the reverse of this (not as logical but equally readable). The US "standard" is parochial, illogical and inane.
I'm not asking for the format option to be removed, just asking for there to be an option to put the timestamp in a reasonable form that I (and millions and millions of others) understand.
Not that this rant will make must difference...
Why can't I have the date in the "posted by" bits in proper form; why do we have to put up with the monumentally stupid US format (which only depends on the way Americans happen to say dates and the fact they routinely fail to distinguish between cardinal and ordinal numbers [look it up!]).
The international standard is yyyy/mm/dd and is very logical because that's a good way to sort dates. The European standard is simply the reverse of this (not as logical but equally readable). The US "standard" is parochial, illogical and inane.
I'm not asking for the format option to be removed, just asking for there to be an option to put the timestamp in a reasonable form that I (and millions and millions of others) understand.
Not that this rant will make must difference...
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