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[ban-all-sheds]

Are relative dates & times (e.g. "Yesterday", "a few minutes ago", "x minutes ago") the only choice? And days of the week instead of dates in the forum display?

I'd much rather see actual dates and actual times.

 

[JohnW2]

Are relative dates & times (e.g. "Yesterday", "a few minutes ago", "x minutes ago") the only choice? And days of the week instead of dates in the forum display? I'd much rather see actual dates and actual times.

For posts in the last week, one does get actual times displayed. If one hovers one's cursor over the relative date (or time), the actual date and time pops up.

For posts more than a week old, the actual date is displayed, but no time (actual or relative) is displayed - presumably DIYnot felt that time probably became less important (for most people!) with older posts. However, again, if one hovers one's cursor over the date, the actual date and time pops up.

So, it's all there if you want it - but I imagine that only someone with a 'forensic interest' in old posts would be too concerned about any of this

Kind Regards, John

 

[mattylad]

I would be nice if they were darker, then perhaps some of the rest of us can actually see what it says

 

[JohnW2]

I would be nice if they were darker, then perhaps some of the rest of us can actually see what it says

If you hover over them, what pops up is black on white, so that might be easier for you to read?

Kind Regards, John

 

[mattylad]

No it's not - it underlines it - it does not change colour.
It's a very light Grey on a light Grey background, a stupid colour scheme..

EDIT: Oh I see - a popup - no ta - I dont want to have to hold my mouse over every time just to see when it was posted.

 

[JohnW2]

EDIT: Oh I see - a popup - no ta - I dont want to have to hold my mouse over every time just to see when it was posted.

Fair enough - but that's about the best which is available at present; maybe DIYnot will change things for you. You say that you don't want to have to move your mouse "every time", but how often do you actually want/need to see the timestamp of a post (for me, it's rarely of any great importance)?

Kind Regards, John

 

[mattylad]

Well, when looking through the list of posts in a forum its often nice to see if its recent.
Or if someone has posted to an old thread, its handy to know so you dont keep replying to an ancient thread.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

EDIT: Oh I see - a popup - no ta - I dont want to have to hold my mouse over every time just to see when it was posted.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

So, it's all there if you want it - but I imagine that only someone with a 'forensic interest' in old posts would be too concerned about any of this

Or someone who wants the same information to be displayed in the same way on every single post. Consistent. Logical.

 

[JohnW2]

So, it's all there if you want it - but I imagine that only someone with a 'forensic interest' in old posts would be too concerned about any of this

Or someone who wants the same information to be displayed in the same way on every single post. Consistent. Logical.

Well, FWIW, if you hover your cursor of the date and/or time (however it is displayed) what appears in the pop-up is "the same information to be displayed in the same way on every single post. Consistent. Logical.", whether the message was posted 10 seconds, 5 days or 10 years ago.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Who benefits, and how, from having to do that?

 

[JohnW2]

Who benefits, and how, from having to do that?

No-one, directly, but .... I suspect that it was the view (correct or not) of DIYnot that the majority would prefer the relative dates and times for recent posts, so the price paid for that was making those who wanted different to do the hovering. ... or, of course, it may be non-changeable behaviour of the new software. Only DIYnot can tell you.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

No-one, directly, but .... I suspect that it was the view (correct or not) of DIYnot that the majority would prefer the relative dates and times for recent posts

On any evidential basis?

Just to be clear, I am not against change, per se.

What I am utterly opposed to is change for its own sake.

 

[JohnW2]

No-one, directly, but .... I suspect that it was the view (correct or not) of DIYnot that the majority would prefer the relative dates and times for recent posts

On any evidential basis?

As I went on to write ....

... Only DIYnot can tell you.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I fear that what we have is another failure to think.