nus-se-script
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1 year ago Team's Response
Understandable, but there is an example right after the notations to clear up any misunderstandings. We feel that its common sense that hh:mm means hours and minutes, not hours and months.
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- [x] I disagree
Reason for disagreement: Just because there is an example present, it does not make this correct. This is still a documentation bug as the user guide is not adhering to the official standard for the pattern of date and time. Month needs to be represented as MM, not mm. If the argument is that everything can be cleared up by examples, then what is the use of displaying a format in the first place. The format is used to guide users on how to use the application correctly, and as such it should provide information that does not mislead the user.
Moreover, the group does seem to be aware that it should be MM instead of mm since they used the correct notation in another portion of the user guide:
The group also used the correct notation in the application itself which contradicts the user guide:
Such inconsistencies in formatting might hinder the reader and make the user guide less easily understood.
This date time format displayed uses the same notation for both month and minute, as a reader it would be difficult to distinguish between the two.