• Subject: RE: Y2K heads up - is this trouble???
  • From: Bill Brosch <bbrosch@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 11:58:17 -0600

That it is, Martin.  I also never understood the MM/DD/YY reasoning.

Why don't we standardize on an equally confusing format for everyone?

My proposal is:     YY/DD/MM

At least then everybody will be equally confused!     :)


>Aw, come on!  While obviously ISO is the only format that really makes
>sense, at least going least/middle/most significant is more consistent
>(and therefore sensible) than going middle/least/most.

>IMNS, UK-based O, of course :-)

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