Is there a way to change the date format?

~~Peter Knutsen~~ · 03-06-2016, 10:53 PM

The forum uses an XX-YY-year date stamp format in posts, and I often find myself unsure of whether the convention used is the normal convention or is instead the USA-specific convention of month-before-date.

Usually that isn't important at all, but I just read a post about a Humble Bundle thing, that is a limited-time offer, where I actually couldn't immediately be sure if the post was written on the 3rd of February or on the 2nd of March.

Is there a way to change my forum interface to use a XX/YYY format where XX is the date, and YYY is the month written as a 3-letter abbreviation (or any similar format that is completely unambiguous)? I tried looking through the options, but couldn't find anything.

Andrew Hackard · 03-06-2016, 11:03 PM

No, there is no way to change that format. However, maybe you can write down that these forums always go MM-DD-YYYY so you don't forget.

robkelk · 03-07-2016, 06:51 AM

I find myself agreeing with Peter - the US-style date format in use here is a minor annoyance, and being able to switch the display to ISO-standard or some other unambiguous format would be nice.

If there's a wishlist for forum enhancements, I'd appreciate this being added to it.

PK · 03-07-2016, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

If there's a wishlist for forum enhancements, I'd appreciate this being added to it.

"Wishlist" stuff should be sent to VBulletin. Telling us won't accomplish anything -- we don't make this software, we just use it.

(The only exception is when there's a feature that we may have turned off or not enabled, of course, but that's usually something we've done intentionally -- like turning off IMG tags and smileys.)

~~Peter Knutsen~~ · 03-17-2016, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PK

"Wishlist" stuff should be sent to VBulletin. Telling us won't accomplish anything -- we don't make this software, we just use it.

(The only exception is when there's a feature that we may have turned off or not enabled, of course, but that's usually something we've done intentionally -- like turning off IMG tags and smileys.)

That's what I assumed. That there was a date format option in the forum software, but that for some reason you had disabled it.

Andrew Hackard · 03-17-2016, 11:02 PM

I looked closer, and there is an option to change it forum-wide, for all users. We're in the U.S., so we're not going to do that; it works just fine for us.

There is no option to allow users to select their own date display formats.

03-06-2016, 10:53 PM	#1
~~Peter Knutsen~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Europe	Is there a way to change the date format? The forum uses an XX-YY-year date stamp format in posts, and I often find myself unsure of whether the convention used is the normal convention or is instead the USA-specific convention of month-before-date. Usually that isn't important at all, but I just read a post about a Humble Bundle thing, that is a limited-time offer, where I actually couldn't immediately be sure if the post was written on the 3rd of February or on the 2nd of March. Is there a way to change my forum interface to use a XX/YYY format where XX is the date, and YYY is the month written as a 3-letter abbreviation (or any similar format that is completely unambiguous)? I tried looking through the options, but couldn't find anything.

03-06-2016, 11:03 PM	#2
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Is there a way to change the date format? No, there is no way to change that format. However, maybe you can write down that these forums always go MM-DD-YYYY so you don't forget. __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23

03-07-2016, 06:51 AM	#3
robkelk Untitled Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: between keyboard and chair	Re: Is there a way to change the date format? I find myself agreeing with Peter - the US-style date format in use here is a minor annoyance, and being able to switch the display to ISO-standard or some other unambiguous format would be nice. If there's a wishlist for forum enhancements, I'd appreciate this being added to it. __________________ Rob Kelk “Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.” – Bernard Baruch, Deming (New Mexico) Headlight, 6 January 1950 No longer reading these forums regularly.

03-17-2016, 11:02 PM	#6
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Is there a way to change the date format? I looked closer, and there is an option to change it forum-wide, for all users. We're in the U.S., so we're not going to do that; it works just fine for us. There is no option to allow users to select their own date display formats. __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23