ac>> Your ISO date is perhaps good in theory, but just because it's 
ac>> not used anywhere doesn't mean it won't be misread.  IMO, your 
ac>> YYYY-MM-DD format is no less prone to misuse than YYYY-DD-MM if 
ac>> it is intended for human consumption.

PE> It's less confusing than any other format in the world anyway,
PE> because you have no idea about any of the others, but there is
PE> only one of these, and it's your duty to know it, as much as
PE> it's your duty to know metric, English and your international
PE> phone number.

Would you mind translating that, please?


ac>>   '01-Jan-1995' for January 1st, 1995
ac>>   '28-Apr-1995' for April 28th, 1995

PE> If you want to spell it out, fine.

I do.  Once spelt out it is virtually impossible to misinterpret.

PE> Useless for doing sorting though.

Sorting?  Who ever mentioned anything about sorting?  Next thing
you'll be telling me it won't reheat your pizza, just to suit
your argument.

Can you state your aim, please?

PE> The ISO date format is useful IF you want to use all
PE> numbers.

Using all-numeric formats confuse humans; phone numbers, pin
numbers, CompuServe addresses, FidoNet addresses, etc.  They are
difficult to interpret, and difficult to remember.

Or are you only interested in the positive effect it will have on
digital equipment, ignoring any negative social aspects?

PE> No other all-numeric date format should be allowed.

Allowed _where_?

andrew

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