# Auto-bump a topic if its title contains today's date

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-a-topic-if-its-title-contains-todays-date/62197>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** auto-bump\
**Created:** [2017 年 5 月 5 日午後 9:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-a-topic-if-its-title-contains-todays-date/62197 "2017-05-05T21:10:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [2017 年 5 月 8 日午後 8:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-bump-a-topic-if-its-title-contains-todays-date/62197/12 "2017-05-08T20:35:54Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Feb 11, 2018  
> Feb 11 2018  
> Jan 30  
> Mar 3

In the UK, and possibly other English speaking countries, these formats are fairly obscure. I would never naturally write a date like that. The day would always go first, like 11th Feb 2018.  
I would imagine that across the many languages Discourse is used in, these discrepancies get far harder to cope with.

I agree with @mcwumbly that a date picker would be a good option. I would imagine it is also waaaaaay easier to implement.

If it’s a magic feature, then it needs to support a multitude of formats to allow users to discover it naturally. A date picker is nice and clear, with no confusion (albeit at the expense of some screen real-estate).

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