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Lawdorks: when dating documents on your server, do you use "10.1" or "10.01"?

Example: 2025.10.1 - Motion to Dismiss (7 digits plus peri...
Fragrant Boistinker
  10/29/25
always 8 digits
Irate godawful pit
  10/29/25
what's the point of this by the way?
Fragrant Boistinker
  10/29/25
symmetry and consistency
Irate godawful pit
  10/29/25
^This is the faggot who thinks Cuomo will defeat Mamdani nex...
Pink state macaca
  10/29/25
Can’t we just have one thread about file nomenclature ...
obsidian frozen trump supporter
  10/29/25
...
Adventurous Bespoke Son Of Senegal Address
  10/29/25
Well, when you sort on file name, one gives you a chronologi...
gaped lake filthpig
  10/30/25
^This is the faggot who thinks Cuomo will defeat Mamdani nex...
Pink state macaca
  10/29/25
YYYYMMDD
supple opaque really tough guy
  10/29/25
no periods??? Are you insane??
Fragrant Boistinker
  10/29/25
the military writes that way and no one has trouble reading ...
Razzmatazz hospital
  10/29/25
Rawdog your doc numbers, dawg
obsidian frozen trump supporter
  10/29/25
...
supple opaque really tough guy
  10/30/25
This shit pisses me off
learning disabled genital piercing
  10/29/25
...
Ultramarine razzle mental disorder parlor
  10/29/25
102925
Charismatic Azure Persian
  10/29/25
(guy who doesnt sort his docs)
crimson partner roommate
  10/29/25
lmao no
Fragrant Boistinker
  10/29/25
It’s a suffix you append to the end of the excel file ...
Charismatic Azure Persian
  10/29/25
2025-10-01 looks classy and readable. OP's periods look g...
crimson partner roommate
  10/29/25
underscore, actually, but yes you have to sort by year first
Razzmatazz hospital
  10/29/25
YYYY.MM.DD is the best way to do it
purple stage boiling water
  10/29/25
Insane boss of mine used “29OCT2025” which organ...
obsidian frozen trump supporter
  10/29/25
harsh but fair
vivacious church
  10/29/25
We may have worked for the same man. He assured me that hav...
Hairraiser grizzly theater
  10/29/25
He really thought this through
obsidian frozen trump supporter
  10/29/25
"Any day now"
Razzmatazz hospital
  10/29/25
Oh, I forgot the worst part, he didn’t even put the da...
obsidian frozen trump supporter
  10/30/25
I just mash numbers together it doesn’t matter
Adventurous Bespoke Son Of Senegal Address
  10/29/25
I use the unix epoch timestamp.
sienna temple
  10/29/25
(guy not prepared for 2038)
Hairraiser grizzly theater
  10/29/25
2025.10.30, you fucking faggot
Wine histrionic mood
  10/30/25
YYYY-MM-DD
Pea-brained Bawdyhouse
  10/30/25
Keeping a file is for faggots. If I need a filing at trial ...
Bistre cuckoldry party of the first part
  10/30/25
YOU WILL ALL SUBMIT TO 01-OCT-2025 FORMAT, BITCHES
primrose electric step-uncle's house black woman
  10/30/25


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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:19 PM
Author: Fragrant Boistinker

Example:

2025.10.1 - Motion to Dismiss (7 digits plus periods)

OR

2025.10.01 - Motion to Dismiss (8 digits plus periods)

I think that many firms use the 8 digit variety, but why? What is the purpose?

I use the 7 digit version, but might start using the 8 digit in January



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385289)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:20 PM
Author: Irate godawful pit

always 8 digits

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385292)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:24 PM
Author: Fragrant Boistinker

what's the point of this by the way?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385318)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:25 PM
Author: Irate godawful pit

symmetry and consistency

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385319)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: Pink state macaca

^This is the faggot who thinks Cuomo will defeat Mamdani next week

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385334)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: obsidian frozen trump supporter

Can’t we just have one thread about file nomenclature without it devolving into mayoral politics?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385698)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 5:35 PM
Author: Adventurous Bespoke Son Of Senegal Address



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385703)



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Date: October 30th, 2025 11:16 AM
Author: gaped lake filthpig

Well, when you sort on file name, one gives you a chronological list and one doesn't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49387670)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: Pink state macaca

^This is the faggot who thinks Cuomo will defeat Mamdani next week

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385333)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:20 PM
Author: supple opaque really tough guy

YYYYMMDD

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385294)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:24 PM
Author: Fragrant Boistinker

no periods??? Are you insane??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385316)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:37 PM
Author: Razzmatazz hospital

the military writes that way and no one has trouble reading dates. it's really the easiest, fastest way to get it dun. saves time and effort

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385374)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 6:24 PM
Author: obsidian frozen trump supporter

Rawdog your doc numbers, dawg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385830)



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Date: October 30th, 2025 3:43 PM
Author: supple opaque really tough guy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49388423)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:25 PM
Author: learning disabled genital piercing

This shit pisses me off

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385323)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 8:52 PM
Author: Ultramarine razzle mental disorder parlor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49386214)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:26 PM
Author: Charismatic Azure Persian

102925

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385325)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: crimson partner roommate

(guy who doesnt sort his docs)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385337)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: Fragrant Boistinker

lmao no

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385402)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 9:22 PM
Author: Charismatic Azure Persian

It’s a suffix you append to the end of the excel file so you know which version is the latest and when it was created. Seems to be the best way to go about it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49386295)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: crimson partner roommate

2025-10-01

looks classy and readable. OP's periods look gay and european, plus oldmos would never use a period in the name of a file bc it could get confused with a file extension

7 digits vs 8 prevents sorting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385335)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 3:36 PM
Author: Razzmatazz hospital

underscore, actually, but yes you have to sort by year first

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385368)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 4:13 PM
Author: purple stage boiling water

YYYY.MM.DD is the best way to do it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385461)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 5:33 PM
Author: obsidian frozen trump supporter

Insane boss of mine used “29OCT2025” which organizes the document alphabetically. I basically quit because of this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385693)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 5:36 PM
Author: vivacious church

harsh but fair

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385705)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: Hairraiser grizzly theater

We may have worked for the same man. He assured me that having four digits for the date was only necessary "for now" to avoid ambiguity between which digits were the day and which were the year. He excitedly pointed out that once the year 2032 rolls around, he can change the format to 01JAN32 because such confusion will no longer be possible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385744)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 6:23 PM
Author: obsidian frozen trump supporter

He really thought this through

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385826)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 6:24 PM
Author: Razzmatazz hospital

"Any day now"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385827)



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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: obsidian frozen trump supporter

Oh, I forgot the worst part, he didn’t even put the date at the beginning of the name, always at the end.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49388090)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 5:36 PM
Author: Adventurous Bespoke Son Of Senegal Address

I just mash numbers together it doesn’t matter

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385706)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 6:26 PM
Author: sienna temple

I use the unix epoch timestamp.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385832)



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Date: October 29th, 2025 6:35 PM
Author: Hairraiser grizzly theater

(guy not prepared for 2038)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49385862)



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Date: October 30th, 2025 12:14 AM
Author: Wine histrionic mood

2025.10.30, you fucking faggot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49386679)



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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: Pea-brained Bawdyhouse

YYYY-MM-DD

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49388098)



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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: Bistre cuckoldry party of the first part

Keeping a file is for faggots. If I need a filing at trial I just log into CM/ECF and pull it up and hand the witness my laptop.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49388100)



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Date: October 30th, 2025 1:32 PM
Author: primrose electric step-uncle's house black woman

YOU WILL ALL SUBMIT TO 01-OCT-2025 FORMAT, BITCHES

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5791304&forum_id=2E#49388103)