Are you saying that our extensive discussion of the meaning of 0000 counts for naught?
Newyorkbrad On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Michael Snow <[email protected]>wrote: > On 10/30/2013 8:39 AM, Marc A. Pelletier wrote: > >> On 10/30/2013 11:20 AM, Risker wrote: >> >>> Just to clarify, since 0000 UTC is a confusing time for most of us >>> >> {{cn}} >> >> I've heard that said very often (that 00:00 is somehow confusing to many >> people), but I've yet to actually see someone being actually confused by >> it. >> >> There is exactly one minute labeled 00:00 in every day, and that is >> unambiguously the first of the day. >> > It ought to be straightforward, yes, since in numeric sequences 00:00 > clearly comes before other possible time values, and therefore is not > nearly as confusing as, say, 12:00 (is noon AM and midnight PM, or is it > the other way around?). However, it is definitely possible to overthink > things, and as this conversation demonstrates, of all the faults of which > our community is capable, overthinking things is one of the easiest for us > to fall into. > > --Michael Snow > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected].**org <[email protected]> > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l>, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@**lists.wikimedia.org<[email protected]> > ?subject=**unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
