You know, I didn't believe them when they said Wikimedians could fight about *anything*...and then I read this thread.
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Newyorkbrad <[email protected]> wrote: > 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> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
