Thread: Time elapsed.

Maybe a combination. For short durations less than a day perhaps the number of minutes, hours but for longer periods the date.

But then again I don't always know what day it is!

Time and Date. If you put the time and date and I want to know how long ago it was (why??) then it's not that hard to work out. Personally have never seen the advantage of putting "x minutes/hours/days ago".

I would much rather have it as "46 minutes ago" rather than "7th sep 2006, 07:52 AM".

Much easier to work out, at a quick glance. Why not just have both. That would save problems all round.
Joash

Much easier to work out

Yeah but why? You haven't said. Why do you need to know it was 46 minutes ago? What difference does it make if it was 46 minutes ago or 46 hours ago? I don't get it. Maybe I'm missing something...

If someone can explain the benefit, maybe I'll get it. At the moment, it just looks to me like a feature for people who can't tell the time...

My monitor is about 1.5 metres away, and while my eyes are good, it's still easier to read '15 minutes ago' than it is to read '7th Sep 2006, 09:36 AM'.

I could move closer to the monitor, I could get a bigger monitor, I could enlarge the font size, I could do any number of things.

Doesn't change the fact that the old (as above) was only 12 characters, including two quickly recognised words, where the 'new' is 16 chracters, with 3 numbers, 2 abbreviations and one thing you hang off numbers to make em sound right.

The old is faster and easier to read for me, and I have been able to read and tell time since I was about 3 years old so it's not like I have trouble comprehending either way.

I'd like it the old way, but I'd like to be able to choose which way I see it even more.

Gotta let the twits see it their way and all.

Originally Posted by Wood Borer

Maybe a combination. For short durations less than a day perhaps the number of minutes, hours but for longer periods the date.

Perfect solution

I'd like it the old way

OK, so it's time and date then? That's how it was a couple of years ago

Still haven't explained why you need to know how long ago the post was made... Why oh why oh why? Tell me, go on, I need to know. I might be missing some hitherto undiscovered time/labour/stress saving tip.

Same with me, the monitor is 1 metre away from me. I have no problem reading the screen, it is just easier to quickly glance at the time above each post, and see it straight away. I have no problem in working it out, it just takes that 3-4 seconds longer. Also, the time on the posts, is around 2 and a half ours different to mine. I have the right time.

BRING BACK THE OLD WAY.

OR put both ways in.

Just my insignificant opinion,

JOASH

I like the old way. With the elapsed time 14 days and 20 days are both 2 weeks ago.

I dont need to really need to tell the difference between something that was posted 10 minutes ago as opposed to 12 minutes ago. As a matter of fact, I dont really care what anyone else posts anyway. You should all stop it.

Do you READ any of these posts?

Why do you need to know how many minutes/hours/days ago the post was made? Why oh why oh why?

BRING BACK THE OLD WAY

Good, so you agree. The old way, which is the way it is now.

I like the old way

Hang on, do you mean the old way, or the old, old way? Or the old, old, old way? :confused:

The so many minutes ago way

I was talking to Grunt.

Do you know why? Or do you just hate change?

Do whatever, I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Originally Posted by silentC

Why do you need to know how many minutes/hours/days ago the post was made? Why oh why oh why?

It helps to stop some people (only some mind you ) from responding to threads from 2001. Especially the "For Sales"

Edit: Oops, talking to grunt, disregard then.