With the passing of time, information is leaking away
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Ben Blom
Posts: 250
Imagine looking at a pile of old newspapers, and that their dates would have been replaced by just the month. That would be weird. This is what happens here.
I think that the removal of date and time from the contributions of this forum, is unfortunate, because in this way, information disappears which might be useful.
I think that the removal of date and time from the contributions of this forum, is unfortunate, because in this way, information disappears which might be useful.
- It might be easier to understand (or to "place in time-context") a discussion, when the date and time info of its contributions would still be present. It can make a big difference if the time distance between two contributions is 5 minutes, or 20 days. And it can make a difference to be able to see this.
- When the date and time info would stay with a contribution, it would be possible to use date and time to refer to it.
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I’m looking into this.1
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Did you resolve this?0
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Wow, I didn’t realize that was happening. I’ve put in a support request. In the meantime you can see the exact day and time of any post by hovering over the date link, but obviously that’s not ideal.1
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If you hover over the date stamp of the post, you can see it in full on a tooltip.
Edit: oops, the post above me says it already, soz.0 -
Hiding stuff under a hover doesn't work for touch-based devices, btw.0
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> Hiding stuff under a hover doesn't work for touch-based devices, btw.
Agreed, I almost mentioned that. It’s the same for post flagging.0 -
Thanks Stephen!!0
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