Good one, Brad. :) Katherine, I think you meant "about *nothing*". ;)
Maggie On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Katherine Casey < [email protected]> wrote: > 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> > -- Maggie Dennis Senior Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
