# Bug: Non-public notebooks have relative dates

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bug-non-public-notebooks-have-relative-dates/2095>\
**Category:** Feedback\
**Created:** [June 28, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bug-non-public-notebooks-have-relative-dates/2095 "2019-06-28T12:35:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mootari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mootari/32/581_2.png) [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bug-non-public-notebooks-have-relative-dates/2095/1 "2019-06-28T12:35:55Z")

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In my notebooks list all private and shared notebooks have relative dates, creating a wild mix of date formats:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/0/073dbb525369b04833734e62c439be226dd7563e.png)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/f/f4b6f43eac22a40542f1299b34518a8164c394e3.png)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/observablehq/original/2X/7/7e295cab898e97bb8c168090d9079913499caf6f.png)

Also, _ **please** _ make relative dates optional and/or restrict them to a sensible range (e.g. 1 week). I don’t want to have to hover over “1 month ago” to learn the exact date.

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**Author:** ![jrus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/jrus/32/586_2.png) [@jrus](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jrus)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bug-non-public-notebooks-have-relative-dates/2095/2 "2019-06-28T22:53:04Z")

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> Also, _ **please** _ make relative dates optional and/or restrict them to a sensible range (e.g. 1 week). I don’t want to have to hover over “1 month ago” to learn the exact date.

++. Having the year listed even for dates this year is also helpful.

If you want to make dates easier to read (and possibly make some Americans angry) try 28 Jun 2019 as a format.

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**Author:** ![mootari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mootari/32/581_2.png) [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bug-non-public-notebooks-have-relative-dates/2095/3 "2019-06-29T12:07:27Z")

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> [@jrus](#):
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> If you want to make dates easier to read (and possibly make some Americans angry) try 28 Jun 2019 as a format.

Oh god, yes! 😂

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**Author:** ![jashkenas](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/jashkenas/32/1778_2.png) [@jashkenas](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/jashkenas)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bug-non-public-notebooks-have-relative-dates/2095/4 "2019-07-02T20:36:50Z")

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From the other thread, but applies here too:

> [@Bug: Date in notebook teasers not showing year](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/bug-date-in-notebook-teasers-not-showing-year/2044/4):
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> Thanks for posting about this @mootari. I’ve pushed an update that — across the board — should format dates in listings consistently, restrict relative dates to within a week, and include years in dates that are more than six months ago.
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> If you notice any other wonkiness in our date formatting, please let us know.