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I realized when I made those fields, we might have some cultrual differences
in how to input them. But I started with the American way, since I'm, well,
American (though I do start to wonder when I can't remember how to spell
defense--er defence?). So I entered them m/d/yr.

I see that Nerwen, at least, has entered one d/m/yr. Sorry, hon, but for
sorting purposes (which is the purpose for which I made these fields), I
need them to sort only one way. m/d/yr and d/m/yr will produce May edits
which go to two different places when sorting.

So, please, pretend to be American (unless you already are) when entering
these dates. Heck, the year isn't even important, but since I put it there
by habit, to sort, we still need it, in two-digit format.

Thanks. 6/1/04

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com



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Well, I just fixed my couple up, because I did the same thing as
Nerwen. I will *try* to remember to write it your way next time,
lol. Can't you Americans write it the correct way ;P?

- Pervinca

P.S. Hope the site is working for you now! Some servers just like to
do that sometimes. I gave up on my geocities site a little while
ago, because it kept telling me there was an error every time I
tried to save something. And, of course, the "Help" people were
completely useless. I wish you all the luck in the world, Ainae!


--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
wrote:

>
> I realized when I made those fields, we might have some cultrual

differences

> in how to input them. But I started with the American way, since

I'm, well,

> American (though I do start to wonder when I can't remember how to

spell

> defense--er defence?). So I entered them m/d/yr.
>
> I see that Nerwen, at least, has entered one d/m/yr. Sorry, hon,

but for

> sorting purposes (which is the purpose for which I made these

fields), I

> need them to sort only one way. m/d/yr and d/m/yr will produce

May edits

> which go to two different places when sorting.
>
> So, please, pretend to be American (unless you already are) when

entering

> these dates. Heck, the year isn't even important, but since I put

it there

> by habit, to sort, we still need it, in two-digit format.
>
> Thanks. 6/1/04
>
> --Ainaechoiriel
>
> "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond

said, "for

> it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
>
> http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
> Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Well, I just fixed my couple up, because I did the same thing as
Nerwen. I will *try* to remember to write it your way next time,
lol. Can't you Americans write it the correct way ;P?

- Pervinca

P.S. Hope the site is working for you now! Some servers just like to
do that sometimes. I gave up on my geocities site a little while
ago, because it kept telling me there was an error every time I
tried to save something. And, of course, the "Help" people were
completely useless. I wish you all the luck in the world, Ainae!


--- In MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com, "Ainaechoiriel" <mefaadmin@e...>
wrote:

>
> I realized when I made those fields, we might have some cultrual

differences

> in how to input them. But I started with the American way, since

I'm, well,

> American (though I do start to wonder when I can't remember how to

spell

> defense--er defence?). So I entered them m/d/yr.
>
> I see that Nerwen, at least, has entered one d/m/yr. Sorry, hon,

but for

> sorting purposes (which is the purpose for which I made these

fields), I

> need them to sort only one way. m/d/yr and d/m/yr will produce

May edits

> which go to two different places when sorting.
>
> So, please, pretend to be American (unless you already are) when

entering

> these dates. Heck, the year isn't even important, but since I put

it there

> by habit, to sort, we still need it, in two-digit format.
>
> Thanks. 6/1/04
>
> --Ainaechoiriel
>
> "This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond

said, "for

> it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.
>
> http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
> Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kate [mailto:bra_chan90@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:20 AM
> To: MEFAwards@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MEFAwards] Re: About those dates in the databases
>
> Well, I just fixed my couple up, because I did the same thing
> as Nerwen. I will *try* to remember to write it your way next
> time, lol. Can't you Americans write it the correct way ;P?

:-) We fought a war against you and your empirialistic grammatical ways!

Oh, that wasn't the reason?

>
> - Pervinca
>
> P.S. Hope the site is working for you now! Some servers just
> like to do that sometimes. I gave up on my geocities site a
> little while ago, because it kept telling me there was an
> error every time I tried to save something. And, of course,
> the "Help" people were completely useless. I wish you all the
> luck in the world, Ainae!

Thanks. It's back taking my files now. I left Geocities in the mass exodus
when Yahoo bought it out and wanted to pu tup some egregious TOS. They
changed the TOS but I still left. I was at crosswinds untill they started
letting in pop-ups. Stormpages has been good to me so far, though I do wish
I could upload by FTP (I have to use the web interface). With this server
(agreatserver.com), I have to use FTP and would like actually some of the
other features Stormpages has. Alas, it seems they are full because when I
tried to open the MEFA site there, it directed me to agreatserver.com.

--Ainaechoiriel

"This evil cannot be concealed by the power of the Elves," Elrond said, "for
it is Windows-compatible, and freeware at that." --H.F.

http://www.stormpages.com/gabrielle/lotr Land of Myth and Memory
Blog: http://www.ainaechoiriel.blogspot.com

bra_chan90@hotmail.com wrote:

> Well, I just fixed my couple up, because I did the same thing as
> Nerwen. I will *try* to remember to write it your way next time,
> lol. Can't you Americans write it the correct way ;P?
>
> - Pervinca

Some of us Americans do. I am an American who has been converted to the
British dating system. Actually I've always written it like 02 June 04.
It just seemed more efficient than wasting that little comma.

Ainae, I will change mine tonight. I put two in the form 02 June or 01
June or whatever the date was.

Marta