How Can I Change The Date Display Format?

JetskiMark · #1 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2008, 02:21 AM

I would prefer the format to be month, day and year. The default is day, month and year. I looked all through the User CP and I did not see a way to change it.

Am I missing something obvious? (Very likely.)

computer2slow · #2 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2008, 05:46 AM

Can't change it.

It's standard everywhere but here in the states. Gets confusing for me if it's like 06/05/08.

Xray · #3 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2008, 06:43 AM

I am confused by that too. On these forums I never know if it's European order or American order. I'm used to the American order month, day, year, so when it's reversed I am confused.

jjones1994 · #4 (**permalink**) 22nd July 2008, 11:27 PM

Are there more American users on here? Would it screw everyone else up if it were changed?

computer2slow · #5 (**permalink**) 23rd July 2008, 01:06 AM

It's also more a common way for servers and software.

JetskiMark · #6 (**permalink**) 23rd July 2008, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by computer2slow

It's also more a common way for servers and software.

Which, M/D/Y or D/M/Y?

I am a member of maybe a couple of dozen other forums and there is only one other that has the D/M/Y format as a default and I was able to change it.

computer2slow · #7 (**permalink**) 23rd July 2008, 06:21 AM

d/m/y

Head_Monkey · #8 (**permalink**) 23rd July 2008, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjones1994

Are there more American users on here? Would it screw everyone else up if it were changed?

That's the way... it's the other 99% of the world that's different, not the 1% (America)

And no I'm not being anti-american. Just stating that it's not always the majority that is wrong all the time...

jjones1994 · #9 (**permalink**) 23rd July 2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Head_Monkey

And no I'm not being anti-american.

No problem there Monkey, I completely understand. What about a compromise?
It's not the fact that the date format is different for me, it's just most of the boards I belong to or mod on have the date either set m/d/yy or Wed 16th Jan '08, 4:12am .
What are the chances of changing the date format to something like the 2nd example? It's really not much of an issue to me if you want to leave it.

Morpheus · #10 (**permalink**) 23rd July 2008, 04:16 PM

we as mods cant change that part of the board.....that will have to discussed with chief.....he should be poping in relatively soon....i think...lol...hard saying with him now-adays....but me thinks he should be the one to answer this question.....ya know on a side-note ive never had a question quite like this one before.....and ive been doing this for quite some time!........nice question by the way!