LOL, that thread was hilarious. I love to watch people arguing over the net. Though it was really stupid of Bashiok to say that MM/DD/YY was better than DD/MM/YY when even in english you can say it both ways and in most languages day comes first. Aaah, Americans :rolleyes:
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Well, it was hard to tell. Seeing as he was defending his statement vigorously with silly examples, it was up to everyone to interpret what the hell he's trying to say. It's kind of bad to have to rely on a man who can't make himself understood to bring you the Blizzard news :biggrin: Jk, I know this is a one of.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head!
Well, it was hard to tell. Seeing as he was defending his statement vigorously with silly examples, it was up to everyone to interpret what the hell he's trying to say. It's kind of bad to have to rely on a man who can't make himself understood to bring you the Blizzard news :biggrin: Jk, I know this is a one of.
lol, but it's Bashy we're talking about. Not sure why anyone took him serious to begin with, :).
He thanked a poster who corrected him which implies he didnt' know although he added quite a few periods after which implies the opposite. I have no idea I don't keep up much on Blue posts.
Anyways, on topic, when you see a date it's usually for something a month or more into the future, therefore, month coming first is the most logical to me as it is more important. I've had to use the other format for various reasons and I've always preferred the "American" way.
When he posted regarding a fake release date, he did not know that Europe has a different scheme than Americans.
Sillyness and flaming in sue.
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That's a bad sign. Good thing d3 has zero modding options - you wouldn't want to get sued.
Anyways, on topic, when you see a date it's usually for something a month or more into the future, therefore, month coming first is the most logical to me as it is more important. I've had to use the other format for various reasons and I've always preferred the "American" way.
It was Sarcasm, apparently with too much room for interpretation.
Also, ISO8601.
Good one Bashiok