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rio517
on Aug 24, 2012
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Why you should not be displaying relative dates.
I couldn't disagree with you more. It would be relatively trivial to adjust a date for a users local timezone - as if often done.
badclient
on Aug 24, 2012
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The problem isn't a technical one related to timezones. The problem is that full date/timestamps are less useful for a reader to see than relative dates in many cases.
saraid216
on Aug 24, 2012
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Using relative dates is basically saying, "Our old stuff has no worth to you. Please never care about it."
badclient
on Aug 24, 2012
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How?
saraid216
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Explain why relative dates are more useful. You'll see it.
rayiner
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But if a user sees a post on someone else's feed, do they know if the timezone is adjusted or not?
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