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		badclient on Aug 24, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why you should not be displaying relative dates. The problem isn't a technical one related to timezones. The problem is that full date/timestamps are less useful for a reader to see than relative dates in many cases.

saraid216 on Aug 24, 2012 [–]

Using relative dates is basically saying, "Our old stuff has no worth to you. Please never care about it."

badclient on Aug 24, 2012 | [–]

How?

saraid216 on Aug 24, 2012 | | [–]

Explain why relative dates are more useful. You'll see it.

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