Comments on: Online forms: how to get the copy right http://www.stickycontent.co.uk/blog/2008/12/15/online-forms-how-to-get-the-copy-right/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:19:09 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dan Fielder http://www.stickycontent.co.uk/blog/2008/12/15/online-forms-how-to-get-the-copy-right/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 Dan Fielder Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:43:51 +0000 http://www.stickycontent.co.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-6409 Thanks Rob -- very good point. We've amended the text accordingly. I do think that adding "DD/MM/YYYY" can be confusing though. I've seen it used to refer to a date field that has a 2-character year, so it should actually have been DDMMYY. Thanks Rob — very good point. We’ve amended the text accordingly.

I do think that adding “DD/MM/YYYY” can be confusing though. I’ve seen it used to refer to a date field that has a 2-character year, so it should actually have been DDMMYY.

]]> By: Rob Webb http://www.stickycontent.co.uk/blog/2008/12/15/online-forms-how-to-get-the-copy-right/comment-page-1/#comment-6383 Rob Webb Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:03:24 +0000 http://www.stickycontent.co.uk/blog/?p=64#comment-6383 Plain English messages are great - so I wholeheartedly approve of "Write the date like this:". But (you knew there was a "but" coming, admit it) don't ever, ever use an example such as "07.03.2008" - it'll confuse the hell out of those from the colonies. Does "07.03.2008" mean 7th March or 3rd July? Either use "DD.MM.YYYY" or an unambigous date such as 25.12.2008. Or both. RW Plain English messages are great – so I wholeheartedly approve of “Write the date like this:”. But (you knew there was a “but” coming, admit it) don’t ever, ever use an example such as “07.03.2008″ – it’ll confuse the hell out of those from the colonies.

Does “07.03.2008″ mean 7th March or 3rd July?

Either use “DD.MM.YYYY” or an unambigous date such as 25.12.2008. Or both.

RW

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