Gonna have to come down to a poll

Undertoad · 03-15-2006, 03:50 PM

Which do you prefer... the old timestamps on listings of posts and threads, where you'd mostly seen the time they were posted; or the new method, where you see the "1 hour ago" or such telling you how long it's been since the last post?

Happy Monkey · 03-15-2006, 04:09 PM

Is it possible to have both? In either case, if you want to know the other, you have to do yucky time arithmetic.

Undertoad · 03-15-2006, 04:13 PM

Nope, they only give us the options "Normal" , "Yesterday/Today", and "Detailed". We used to be on "Yesterday/Today", which would give you those if it was yesterday or today. Now we're on "Detailed".

busterb · 03-15-2006, 05:24 PM

Damifino, But I liked the old way better.

lumberjim · 03-15-2006, 06:53 PM

ok, the guilt is killing me. i voted twice for the old way. BigMcLargehuge feels the same way i do. sorry. wont happen again

Griff · 03-15-2006, 07:15 PM

I like the new how long ago.

Skunks · 03-15-2006, 08:17 PM

The space that it's in is so spacious that I can't help but vote for option 5: take a quick peek at the PHP and hack the two together, one after another.

Kagen4o4 · 03-15-2006, 08:19 PM

how long ago is better

xoxoxoBruce · 03-15-2006, 08:20 PM

Detailed.

capnhowdy · 03-21-2006, 01:14 PM

I think I tied it up between the old way and not giving a rat's ass with my vote at 22.22%.

skysidhe · 04-19-2006, 08:54 AM

I like it the way I found it. I don't know anything else.

It's user friendly, organized and clean.

I don't think clean is the right word but hey I just got up.

Torrere · 04-19-2006, 09:07 PM

Detailed is nice. If I look at a post and it says it was posted 5 days ago, then I can say: "There is no reason to look at that thread."

Kagen4o4 · 04-19-2006, 11:42 PM

unless you know you havent been on for 5 days.

Brett's Honey · 04-20-2006, 01:16 AM

the new way

footfootfoot · 04-20-2006, 08:13 AM

the new way, that way we can be sure we are getting oven fesh posts and we aren't paying full price for day old posts, which should be at least 50% off. I think a "sell by" date would be nice too.

View Poll Results: Which timestamp display method do you prefer?
I prefer the old "day hour and minute" display	13	27.08%
I prefer the "how long ago" display	19	39.58%
I am equally amused or disgusted by both	5	10.42%
I could give a rat's hind end	11	22.92%
Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

03-15-2006, 03:50 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Gonna have to come down to a poll Which do you prefer... the old timestamps on listings of posts and threads, where you'd mostly seen the time they were posted; or the new method, where you see the "1 hour ago" or such telling you how long it's been since the last post?

03-15-2006, 04:09 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Is it possible to have both? In either case, if you want to know the other, you have to do yucky time arithmetic. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-15-2006, 05:24 PM	#4
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Damifino, But I liked the old way better. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-15-2006, 06:53 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	ok, the guilt is killing me. i voted twice for the old way. BigMcLargehuge feels the same way i do. sorry. wont happen again __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-15-2006, 04:13 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Nope, they only give us the options "Normal" , "Yesterday/Today", and "Detailed". We used to be on "Yesterday/Today", which would give you those if it was yesterday or today. Now we're on "Detailed".

03-15-2006, 07:15 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I like the new how long ago. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-15-2006, 08:17 PM	#7
Skunks I thought I changed this. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: western nowhere, ny Posts: 412	The space that it's in is so spacious that I can't help but vote for option 5: take a quick peek at the PHP and hack the two together, one after another.

03-15-2006, 08:19 PM	#8
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	how long ago is better

03-15-2006, 08:20 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Detailed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-21-2006, 01:14 PM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I think I tied it up between the old way and not giving a rat's ass with my vote at 22.22%. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

04-19-2006, 08:54 AM	#11
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I like it the way I found it. I don't know anything else. It's user friendly, organized and clean. I don't think clean is the right word but hey I just got up.

04-19-2006, 09:07 PM	#12
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Detailed is nice. If I look at a post and it says it was posted 5 days ago, then I can say: "There is no reason to look at that thread."

04-19-2006, 11:42 PM	#13
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	unless you know you havent been on for 5 days. __________________ something we both can enjoy??

04-20-2006, 01:16 AM	#14
Brett's Honey whatever Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 308	the new way

04-20-2006, 08:13 AM	#15
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	the new way, that way we can be sure we are getting oven fesh posts and we aren't paying full price for day old posts, which should be at least 50% off. I think a "sell by" date would be nice too. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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