Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-1317169-20121230232535/@comment-188432-20130201011220

The actual link is pretty easy. All ya do is type: 27 August

See: 27 August

So that's no biggie.

And I don't personally see it as a problem that it returns time in terms of UTC —  —  since we've got a big freakin' UTC clock on every page of our site. Choosing and reinforcing a single time zone is kinda the way we universalise the experience for everyone, regardless of location. And, it's thematically appropriate for us that the time involved be "London time".

The problem is our data. If we're going to feature something, it needs to be an exemplar of our best work. And these day pages are far from that. They disobey our most basic rules by not having leads and by containing a lot of weeds amongst the grass.

I'll make you a deal. If you clean up the pages — give 'em a proper lead in which you note the biggest things that happened that day — then I'll figure out a way to feature it on at least the main gateway pages. Show me that you're dedicated to making these pages look great and I'll give you the tech to feature 'em.

As you start to think about how to make these pages better, you might find yourself wanting to open up a debate about whether we want to split each of these pages in two and have two 1 January pages — 1 January for in-universe events and 1 January (real world) for real world events. You might also think about what kind of pictures might illustrate these pages, since most have nada. Or you might think about ways to improve the appearance of information. Should, for instance, births and deaths be in a sidebar? Is there a particular year's events that deserve highlighting in a sidebar?

Again, if you can make these pages look great, I guarantee you they'll be featured prominently.