"n minutes ago"

[661-Pete]

Shot in the dark this, don't really expect any change, but....

Is there any way of changing the way recent post times are labelled, so that they show the date and time, rather than saying "2 minutes ago", "27 minutes ago" etc. etc.?

I find the present system confusing, especially if I've had a page open for a long time without refreshing it, or if a thread is about a rapidly-unfolding current event.

Just asking...

 

[summerdays]

Ditto.... it means I keep pressing New Content alot as I can't remember how long ago I refreshed it.

 

[Shaun]

It's doable, but I'd want to hear from more than just a couple of you if we're going to make a global forum change ...

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Norm]

Put my name in the hat then.

 

[col]

Not thought about it, but sounds a good idea.

 

[potsy]

Me too,never liked the new system of x minutes but seemed a trivial thing with all the other stuff you do to improve the site Admin,

 

[Shaun]

Get yourselves a poll going in the Cafe and if a reasonable number of people either want the change, or have no objections, then I'll do it.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[661-Pete]

OK, have done.

 

[srw]

I like the current display method. It means I don't need to think about what the current time is, and then think how long ago hh:mm:ss was.

Rapidly evolving events are better suited to a chat-room than a forum.

 

[summerdays]

But its how many minutes ago from the time that you last refreshed the screen ... a time that you don't know what it was.

 

[ColinJ]

How about xxx minutes ago at hh:mm:ss?

 

[HLaB]

I like the current display method. It means I don't need to think about what the current time is, and then think how long ago hh:mm:ss was.

Rapidly evolving events are better suited to a chat-room than a forum.

Same here, it saves me having to think too hard and its not too hard to press F5 every so often or navigate to a new area on the forum.