elmuerte Posted October 8, 2009 what's your point? but maybe more importantly... did you have nothing else to do!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted October 8, 2009 Duh. Check his signature: He's kidding! Hahah... um, I don't get it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subbes Posted October 8, 2009 I think it might be helpful if you resize your buckets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horticulture Tycoon Posted October 9, 2009 Damn, you guys must've been total assholes in July/August of '07. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted October 9, 2009 I think it might be helpful if you resize your buckets. Yeah, I just threw it at Excel and took a screen shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted October 9, 2009 TOBLIX JUST TELL US WHAT THIS MEANS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted October 9, 2009 Jesus, it's just a badly drawn chart showing how many people joined over the years. I just thought it was interesting. VIEWING THE CHART IS NOT MANDATORY. THERE IS NO POINT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted October 9, 2009 I thought it was interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted October 9, 2009 So you just picked July 4th-12th at random? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted October 9, 2009 So you just picked July 4th-12th at random? it's DD-MM-YYYY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted October 9, 2009 Oops, that's what I get for thinking like an American. How embarassing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted October 9, 2009 For this reason I always use the Japanese form: YYYY-MM-DD (also ISO 8601) The American form is terrible, there is no proper logic behind it. The European form is ok, but for computers the Japanese form is better because it allows easy sorting on ASCII value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted October 9, 2009 Hey, Toblix and I joined during the influx of May 2004. Cool! (Well I think so ) What was going on in May that made so many people join? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted October 9, 2009 Isn't that when the forums opened? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SignorSuperdouche Posted October 9, 2009 For this reason I always use the Japanese form: YYYY-MM-DD (also ISO 8601)The American form is terrible, there is no proper logic behind it. The European form is ok, but for computers the Japanese form is better because it allows easy sorting on ASCII value. 100% agree. If I'm making a graph like this but the dates don't need to be human readable, I tend to use Unix Time. It's easy to convert to/from and is continuous whereas YYYY-MM-DD will have massive gaps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted October 9, 2009 Here's one with a linear date range from 2004-04-07 to 2009-10.07. 1 pixel per day, 1 pixel per joined member: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted October 9, 2009 I wonder what those peaks in, erm, joinage are. Also, I have been using YYYYMMDD as my date stamp on everything for ever. It just makes sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted October 9, 2009 I wonder what those peaks in, erm, joinage are. The first one, I guess, is when the site was announced. I think I read a post by... I can't remember, Spaff or Marek? on AdventureGamers, and joined because the articled were awesome or something. As for the other peaks, could they be related to externals links or podcasts? edit: Also, I thought hey, I'll compare it to this, which was useless... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted October 9, 2009 according to google thrends there is a decreasing interest in thumbs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James Posted October 10, 2009 For this reason I always use the Japanese form: YYYY-MM-DD (also ISO 8601)The American form is terrible, there is no proper logic behind it. The European form is ok, but for computers the Japanese form is better because it allows easy sorting on ASCII value. I use that (actually I generally go for YYMMDD), but I had no idea it had any particular association with Japan. In fact, I was under the impression it was the most internationally neutral option. But yes, it's clearly the most logical option given how we write numbers in general. I wonder if anyone uses YYYY-DD-MM just to re-introduce the stupid ambiguity into things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted October 10, 2009 I wonder if anyone uses YYYY-DD-MM just to re-introduce the stupid ambiguity into things. YY-MD-DMYY? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted October 10, 2009 The year is generally the least important, though, so it's a bit odd to have it first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted October 10, 2009 The year is the least important? since when? It's absolutely the most significant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted October 10, 2009 The year is the least important? since when? It's absolutely the most significant. Only assuming: You're able to use the information as you're receiving it You're reading it left-to-right. Incomplete and less specific information is useful. Since this is rarely the case, I'd say all fields are equally important. Hence, the date format is irrelevant as long as you know which one to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
