# Year format on abbreviated post dates not clear

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-format-on-abbreviated-post-dates-not-clear/29198
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [5월 24, 2015, 5:21오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-format-on-abbreviated-post-dates-not-clear/29198 "2015-05-24T17:21:29Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [5월 25, 2015, 9:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-format-on-abbreviated-post-dates-not-clear/29198/7 "2015-05-25T09:01:12Z")

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Glad to see this actually getting some attention now. It was quickly dismissed last time:

> [@Change to DD Mmm / Mmm 'YY for post dates](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-to-dd-mmm-mmm-yy-for-post-dates/13625/3):
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> I had this problem too: [https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-should-be-added-to-post-date-at-some-point/12716](https://meta.discourse.org/t/year-should-be-added-to-post-date-at-some-point/12716) I would strongly prefer it if we just spelled it out completely. 13. Jan and Feb 2013 At the very least I hope this’ll be readily available in the settings somewhere.

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