Template talk:Infobox calendar date today
Byzantine calendar day of month should be the same as the Julian, not the Gregorian
[edit]The Byzantine calendar was the same as the Julian, one leap year in four invariably. The only difference between them is the epoch. Am I right or am I right? ๐๐๐ฝ (talk) 20:23, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
- Your statement conforms to the established facts. The Byzantine line should be removed from this template until someone implements it correctly. I took a quick look at {{JULIANCALENDAR}}, and it's not trivial to use it as a basis for a new template. I have a bit of interest in attempting it, but realistically I don't think I'll be able to invest the necessary time. Indefatigable (talk) 21:49, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
- Admittedly it was monkey see, monkey do, but I hacked the algorithm at {{JULIANCALENDAR}} by changing the fudge factor at the end. Am I wrong or am I wrong?
. It seems to work so I've made it live. - Alternatively, since it is no longer used anywhere, maybe we should just remove it? ๐๐๐ฝ (talk) 13:35, 29 January 2025 (UTC)
- I too was thinking about its inclusion, and I think we should set a guideline for this template that only calendars that are currently in use should be here. Otherwise more and more historical calendars will be added until the template becomes cluttered and unusable. The Byzantine year count I don't think is used by any churches or governments anymore, so if we adopt that guideline we'd have to remove it. Indefatigable (talk) 16:41, 29 January 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, I agree. Otherwise it will rapidly become undue in the articles where it is used and just be deleted. So I will be bold now and remove that entry. If anybody disagrees, well they know what to do. ๐๐๐ฝ (talk) 17:05, 29 January 2025 (UTC)
- I too was thinking about its inclusion, and I think we should set a guideline for this template that only calendars that are currently in use should be here. Otherwise more and more historical calendars will be added until the template becomes cluttered and unusable. The Byzantine year count I don't think is used by any churches or governments anymore, so if we adopt that guideline we'd have to remove it. Indefatigable (talk) 16:41, 29 January 2025 (UTC)
- Admittedly it was monkey see, monkey do, but I hacked the algorithm at {{JULIANCALENDAR}} by changing the fudge factor at the end. Am I wrong or am I wrong?
When does "today" start?
[edit]Do readers in Sydney get their new weekday and date displayed, although it is still yesterday in London? ๐๐๐ฝ (talk) 11:36, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
- The template uses a mix of magic words and the #time parser functions - all of which uses UTC time as that is what English Wikipedia is configured for. Harryboyles 14:00, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
- The reason I asked is that the template is used in a number of calendar articles whose day, most noticeably the New Year's Day, starts many hours ahead of UTC. Does it matter? (it would be better not to clutter the display with detail if we don't have to). --๐๐๐ฝ (talk) 16:19, 2 February 2025 (UTC)