From: Dirk Traulsen Date: 2008-01-27T08:12:42+09:00 Subject: Re: date format change on www.ruby-forum.com Am 26 Jan 2008 um 22:42 hat SpringFlowers AutumnMoon geschrieben: > on ruby-forum.com, the date is displayed as > > Posted by SpringFlowers AutumnMoon (winterheat) on 26.01.2008 > 02:20 > > what if it is 12.10.2008 > > does it make you feel whether it is Oct or Dec, if this forum is used > by people all over the world? Considering the very different date formats around the world, I would prefer either 12 Oct 2008 or the ISO 8601 date notation 2008-10-12 for clarity reasons. Dirk