Talk:Date format: Difference between revisions

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::: Separators does not identify the format, unless it is a standard requirement (like the case of ISO). I commonly use /, both in writing the date "european"-way and year/month/day (can't call this the ISO-way if ISO requires -) --[[User:ShinTakezou|ShinTakezou]] 18:11, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::: Separators do not reliably identify the format ''just because some people do it wrong!'' That is why it is important to tell people to do it right. --[[User:PauliKL|PauliKL]] 15:05, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
::::: "Be strict in what you generate, liberal in what you accept." (From unknown) --[[User:Short Circuit|Short Circuit]] 22:17, 15 May 2009 (UTC)