[wp-hackers] Default Date is Inhumane...

[Ryan Boren]

On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 13:08 -0700, Deirdre Saoirse Moen wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Michael Heilemann wrote:
> 
> > The default date syntax for WordPress is 'n/j/Y', which outputs:
> > 8/23/2004
> >
> > I suggest using 'l, F jS, Y', which'll output: Monday, August 23rd, 2004
> 
> For those who don't care for a format that verbose, I suggest using the
> ISO date format:
> 
> 2004-08-23.
> 
> > The same is the case for the time setup, which currently uses 'g:i a',
> > which'll output: 9:42 pm. Also an American-only standard, which makes
> > most other nationalities shake their head around noon and midnight,
> > when they don't know whether it's supposed to be am or pm.
> >
> > If instead 'H:i' was used, the output would be: 21:42. Everyone knows
> > what that means.
> 
> Actually, many Americans aren't that smart. I'm speaking as someone who
> used to talk to travel agents about flight times -- and many of THEM
> couldn't wrap their heads around 24-hour time (even though their CRSes use
> it). I used to be in travel agent support for the luxury division of
> Expedia, so I did that all day.


Yes, those stupid Americans.  It's amazing that THEY became the world's
super power.  Must be dumb luck. Just think of what they could do if
they could tell time.  :-)

Ryan