Does 12/11/10 refer to 12 November 2010 (European date format) or 11 December 2010 (American format) ? Make sure your users never have to ask this question.
Objectives
Avoid users the risk of a date being missed.
Facilitate the understanding and reuse of the relevant content.
Implementation
Ensure that the month is written in all letters (“December”) or abbreviated (“December”). »), but not in number format.
Specify the 4 digits of the year. This requirement must be provided in the content management systems or the date is automated.
Control
Identify pages with dates, and for each of the dates found :
check that the month is not specified in a number format, but in letter (complete or sheltered);
check that the year is indicated on four digits and not two.