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David_Jones · 04-18-2003, 06:29 PM

Have to admit that I rarely see AM and PM here now.

Just about everything is stated in 24 hours format, and it is definately becoming more common to see 'standard date format' (YYYYMMDD-HHmm) too.

I'd guess about 80% for 24 hour clock (in the general community), but perhaps only 10% for dates.

Most people still use the 'backwards' format of DDMMYYYY, but I guess the influence of the IT world is spreading putting the most significant information up front.

That is definately something that ought to be fixed on this site. The date format (MMDDYYYY) is truly loopy!

I can understand DDMMYYYY, although it really isn't sensible, and YYYYMMDD makes a lot of sense, but MMDDYYYY ???? Who on Earth set it up like that?

David.

04-18-2003, 06:29 PM	#9
David_Jones Member (10 bit) Join Date: May 2000 Location: New Zealand Posts: 546	Have to admit that I rarely see AM and PM here now. Just about everything is stated in 24 hours format, and it is definately becoming more common to see 'standard date format' (YYYYMMDD-HHmm) too. I'd guess about 80% for 24 hour clock (in the general community), but perhaps only 10% for dates. Most people still use the 'backwards' format of DDMMYYYY, but I guess the influence of the IT world is spreading putting the most significant information up front. That is definately something that ought to be fixed on this site. The date format (MMDDYYYY) is truly loopy! I can understand DDMMYYYY, although it really isn't sensible, and YYYYMMDD makes a lot of sense, but MMDDYYYY ???? Who on Earth set it up like that? David. Last edited by David_Jones; 04-18-2003 at 06:34 PM.