+KrispyDuck Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) Apologies if this has come up before but I can't get search to work. Is there any way to change the way the website displays dates so that they aren't in USA format mm/dd/yyyy? Most of the world uses dd/mm/yyyy. I'm not saying it should be changed for everyone ... could it be a setting in the user profile maybe? I appreciate that this site is run from the USA but it's reach is global. It isn't half confusing to read e.g. 3/9/2009 and have to stop and think what it means ... 3rd Sept or 9th March? Alternatively, given that the site is primarily in the English language, would a more neutral format be better e.g. "3 Sep 09"? Edited March 2, 2009 by KrispyDuck Link to comment
+Cardinal Red Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Apologies if this has come up before but I can't get search to work. Is there any way to change the way the website displays dates so that they aren't in USA format mm/dd/yyyy? Most of the world uses dd/mm/yyyy. I'm not saying it should be changed for everyone ... could it be a setting in the user profile maybe? I appreciate that this site is run from the USA but it's reach is global. It isn't half confusing to read e.g. 3/9/2009 and have to stop and think what it means ... 3rd Sept or 9th March? Alternatively, given that the site is primarily in the English language, would a more neutral format be better e.g. "3 Sep 09"? It might have come once or twce or ...... Option to change date format All numeric date display, Global differences Date Format Date format suggestion Date Format - Anyway Of Changing It?, I want to change the date format Date format when logging caches, A real nusiance Website date format DD/MM/YY date format and Greasemonkey Date format on GC website, Can you change it ? Account Page - Date Format Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I propose we all quit this futzing about and adopt a Julian Day format, which will be equally confusing to everyone...or perhaps not. Link to comment
+McBack Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 It could be in the same format as here. Like the first topic was written at "Mar 1 2009" Link to comment
LQ Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) I think we still have to stick with Palau date format for a while. At least I woldn't start holding my breath yet, but TPTB have good intentions. 2002: As we move the site to .NET, it is one of my design goals to provide better localization options (like date format preference) for our international users. I don't have any realistic timeline for when this will happen, but expect to see this option in the next version of the site.<BR><BR>-Elias 2006: It would take a lot of work, but I would prefer it as an account option. 2008: Localization is a big goal of ours, from special characters to custom dates and even hopefully languages one day. All I can tell you for now is that it's on the horizon. I'm very sorry for the confusion in the meantime. Edited March 4, 2009 by lq Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I'd rather see it in ISO format, YYYY-MM-DD. It's an international standard, and has the added benefit that it sorts correctly without any behind-the-scenes manipulation. Link to comment
+DavidMac Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Here's an idea: we could go back to using internet time, which was shown at the very bottom of cache pages way back in the day. Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Here's an idea: we could go back to using internet time, which was shown at the very bottom of cache pages way back in the day. Yeah, that was a real 8-track-tape of an idea. Link to comment
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