QOD Subject lines

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QOD Subject lines

SQLBill

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December 4, 2003 at 7:52 am

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I've noticed a lot of different subject lines in this forum and I mean the date ones not the ones that really don't belong. For example:
03/12
12/03
Dec 3
3 Dec
What say we all pick one style and stick to it? It MIGHT keep us from having multiple posts for one day.
I suggest the day month format of 3 Dec. It's less confusing than 03/12 - is that 3 Dec or 12 Mar?
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Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 1

Well, as the majority of members here seem to come from the US, I'd suggest using the american date formatting convention.

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TDuffy SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4170 More actions · Answer 2

I agree with the american version. 12/04 for today.

SQLBill SSC Guru Points: 51440 More actions · Answer 3

I was proposing the spelled-out version of the month since we have people from many different countries posting here. If the spelled-out version of the month is used there isn't an ambiguity to the reader. Using 12/04 is okay, but a reader who doesn't know differently might think that is 12 April. But 4 Dec or Dec 4 most likely won't be misunderstood.

Remember, some people are joining SQLServerCentral late and looking through old posts for the first time.

-SQLBill

Frank Kalis SSC Guru Points: 111183 More actions · Answer 4

I guess the only to enforce this, is to automatically create a thread when the first newsletter is delivered. And even then you should factor in the 'human factor' that a member isn't aware of this and creates a second one.

Frank

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Andy Warren SSC Guru Points: 119902 More actions · Answer 5

Good points. I think we'll look at moving to auto generating the topic like we do for articles. We're catching up on tasks a little, might be doable soon.

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