On Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:23:24 kilopascal wrote: ... >> This, it seems to me, is a case of designing to be fool-proof vs. >> [impracticable] idiot-proof... I've been following this debate quietly until now. But I felt I should give my 2-cents worth here. I normally use the following format: 03 Feb 2001 in every correspondance I write. Now, one must realize that conformance to some ISO standard does not have anything to do (again) with metrication actually! Even though I agree that it would be nice if we standardized this kind of practice, too, we should be cautious about making this one of our... 'flags'. Now, I'd much rather accept this standard as the complete opposite of what I wrote, than to see things like 02 03 01 out there! This is definitely somewhat of a lunacy. Going from my format to the ISO one is like reading something backwards (it's really a no-brainer! :-) ), and I can live with that. It's far easier to know this fact beforehand and 'adjust' it than to look at the above (02 03 01) and try to put it into ISO terms, so to speak. Marcus Who needs Cupid? Matchmaker.com is the place to meet somebody. FREE Two-week Trial Membership at http://www.matchmaker.com/home?rs=200015
