Time stamp again

jinx · 07-29-2006, 07:26 PM

I'm wondering if we could revisit the time stamp issue, now that we've experienced it both ways? I know I voted for the "ago" option when UT originally polled about this, but I've since come to hate it. Anyone else?

Time/date vs. ago - which do you prefer?

lumberjim · 07-29-2006, 11:58 PM

i hated the ago right away. still do. it sucks.

cock.

capnhowdy · 07-30-2006, 06:18 PM

Although ago don't annoy me, I liked the time and date better.

Griff · 07-30-2006, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Although ago don't annoy me, I liked the time and date better.

ditto

wolf · 07-30-2006, 11:14 PM

Ago is all right, but I admit to being nostalgic about the actual dating.

Undertoad · 07-30-2006, 11:32 PM

It's been a day of polling, but I'd like the Monday folks to weigh in.

07-31-2006, 02:29 AM

I prefer the date & time system to the ago system simply because it's more convenient for establishing, by date association, the time lapse between when someone posts a message and any dated material (e.g. newspaper, magazine, and web page articles ... etc.) that may be quoted from or linked to in the message. It's more convenient and more accurate for determining the dates of posts and time intervals between posts that are 1-4 weeks old should precisely dating those posts (i.e. information therein) become important for any reason. Otherwise, there isn't much difference between the two systems; unless, I forget to take my Ginkgo and the ago system gets me all confuzzled ... (oops, missed another dose).

Trilby · 07-31-2006, 10:42 AM

I like the date and time system better, too. If I was on at 4 a.m. on Monday morning, dammit, I want people to know!

Shawnee123 · 07-31-2006, 11:12 AM

I dunno.
What is ago?

Flint · 07-31-2006, 11:31 AM

I like to scroll through and look for "minutes ago" threads.

glatt · 07-31-2006, 12:14 PM

I've always hated the "ago" stamp. Date and time are so much more helpful.

BigV · 07-31-2006, 02:11 PM

fwiw, the time and date are still viewable in the advanced editor window.

btw, ago should go, and please reinstate time and date.

Thanks in advance.

Undertoad · 07-31-2006, 04:32 PM

This may be a "grass is greener" situation, but I've changed the timestamp back.

Flint · 07-31-2006, 04:41 PM

Obviously the masses have spoken, but I personally find it suddenly impossible to navigate the site. Now I'll need to take notes and keep a calculator handy in order to simply determine if a thread has moved or not.

lumberjim · 07-31-2006, 04:43 PM

yay!

shut up, flint.

View Poll Results: Which time stamp do you prefer?
Time and date	28	71.79%
Ago	8	20.51%
Don't care	3	7.69%
Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

07-29-2006, 07:26 PM	#1
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Time stamp again I'm wondering if we could revisit the time stamp issue, now that we've experienced it both ways? I know I voted for the "ago" option when UT originally polled about this, but I've since come to hate it. Anyone else? Time/date vs. ago - which do you prefer? __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

07-29-2006, 11:58 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i hated the ago right away. still do. it sucks. cock. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-30-2006, 06:18 PM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Although ago don't annoy me, I liked the time and date better. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

07-30-2006, 11:14 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Ago is all right, but I admit to being nostalgic about the actual dating. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-30-2006, 11:32 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's been a day of polling, but I'd like the Monday folks to weigh in.

07-31-2006, 02:29 AM	#7
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	I prefer the date & time system to the ago system simply because it's more convenient for establishing, by date association, the time lapse between when someone posts a message and any dated material (e.g. newspaper, magazine, and web page articles ... etc.) that may be quoted from or linked to in the message. It's more convenient and more accurate for determining the dates of posts and time intervals between posts that are 1-4 weeks old should precisely dating those posts (i.e. information therein) become important for any reason. Otherwise, there isn't much difference between the two systems; unless, I forget to take my Ginkgo and the ago system gets me all confuzzled ... (oops, missed another dose).

07-31-2006, 10:42 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I like the date and time system better, too. If I was on at 4 a.m. on Monday morning, dammit, I want people to know! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-31-2006, 11:12 AM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I dunno. What is ago? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-31-2006, 11:31 AM	#10
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I like to scroll through and look for "minutes ago" threads. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-31-2006, 12:14 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've always hated the "ago" stamp. Date and time are so much more helpful.

07-31-2006, 02:11 PM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	fwiw, the time and date are still viewable in the advanced editor window. btw, ago should go, and please reinstate time and date. Thanks in advance. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-31-2006, 04:32 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	This may be a "grass is greener" situation, but I've changed the timestamp back.

07-31-2006, 04:41 PM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Obviously the masses have spoken, but I personally find it suddenly impossible to navigate the site. Now I'll need to take notes and keep a calculator handy in order to simply determine if a thread has moved or not. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-31-2006, 04:43 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yay! shut up, flint. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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