https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4582





--- Comment #243 from S. McCandlish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  2008-11-27 01:31:34 
UTC ---
Re:
> No, but it IS a reason why date formats for anons can't be different based on
the browser settings indicated by the Accept-Language header.  All anons would
need to see the same date format, which is fine by me (just make the default
the "international" format of DMY and screw any jingoist Americans who are
confused or offended by that, or let them register and set a preference) but
that has already been soundly rejected by the community, multiple times.

I'm not so sure.  I'm unaware of anyone actually involved in the discussion,
here or at w:en:WP:MOSNUM, upset by the idea any longer.  It clearly would have
the benefit of consistency over the current practice, which is willy-nilly and
confusing even to editors, much less readers.  PS: I am an American.  Non-Yank
date formatting doesn't bother me at all, and anyone upset to apoplexy about it
needs to find a new hobby or something.  ANY change to the way MW works
generally, and more specifically how it works at WP, will ruffle a few people's
feathers, but it chills out quickly and life goes on.


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