# Time calculation since last post is not correct, possibly not using year in calculation

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-calculation-since-last-post-is-not-correct-possibly-not-using-year-in-calculation/286715
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 27, 2023, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-calculation-since-last-post-is-not-correct-possibly-not-using-year-in-calculation/286715 "2023-11-27T11:02:58Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/time-calculation-since-last-post-is-not-correct-possibly-not-using-year-in-calculation/286715/2 "2023-11-27T11:15:34Z")

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> [@EricGT](#):
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> in Oct 20

It was not in Oct 2020 - it was on the 20th of October.

If the post would have been made in Oct 2020 it would have shown as `Oct '20` (note the apostrophe).

In case of doubt, hover your mouse over the date and it will show “normally”

Selection of previous complaints about this in the past 10 years

- [Displaying dates of posts - mixed formats make it hard to read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/displaying-dates-of-posts-mixed-formats-make-it-hard-to-read/32659)
- [Add full year to date to make them less visually confusing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ux-date-notation/86674)
- [Post date display](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-date-display/246190)
- Part of the first (now deleted) discussion [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20150618062350/https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-to-dd-mmm-mmm-yy-for-post-dates/13625/2).

Primary takeaway

> It’s okay because Discourse was built for the future. And in 20 years, no one will confuse the years with the days because it’ll be Jan '35.
> 
> If only we weren’t merely in the pesky two thousand teens right now.

But there is also a solution: [Post date display - #2 by Don](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-date-display/246190/2)

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