# Date format change on www.ruby-forum.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 26, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-format-change-on-www-ruby-forum-com/127220 "2008-01-26T14:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-format-change-on-www-ruby-forum-com/127220/1 "2008-01-26T14:42:11Z")
on [ruby-forum.com](http://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? do you like the idea that we use 2008.10.12 or Oct 12, 2008 the first one usually won’t mean December any where… the second one has no confusion. it may not be a big deal… but the 26.01.2008 02:20 can also look similar to an IP address and i thought why is my IP being posted. 2008.10.12 - 02:20 or Oct 12, 2008 - 02:20 might appear more clear to the eyes. ---
**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-format-change-on-www-ruby-forum-com/127220/2 "2008-01-26T19:40:26Z")
In many places, the date is formatted as 12 Oct 2008. This is shorter (no comma) and is also in a ‘sort of sortable’ sequence (DMY or YMD). 24 hr time is also a useful format. I have been looking for a wall clock with 24 hr time. Usually the designers have only a leading ‘1’ and don’t allow for a leading ‘2’. Bob G ---
**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-format-change-on-www-ruby-forum-com/127220/3 "2008-01-27T00:13:17Z")
Am 26 Jan 2008 um 22:42 hat SpringFlowers AutumnMoon geschrieben: > on [ruby-forum.com](http://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