Add Months and Days to Eras
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Add Months and Days to Eras
Feature Upgrade · Timelines · Created by TimesChu
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At present, if you wish to create a new Era in a Timeline, that Era can not overlap with the end of a previous Era. This is a problem because it assumes that every Era begins on New Years Day of the following year. To demonstrate why this is a problem, let's assume an Era ends in June of 1098. In order to create another Era, it must begin in 1099, meaning there is a 6 month period simply unaccounted for. If a king were to die, for example, the reign of his successor would be delayed to the following year, even if the new king took office immediately.
If Months and Days were added to the Era Creation tool, it would solve this problem. We would no longer have to work around the "This date overlaps with era: [X]" error, and we would be able to be much more accurate with our timelines.
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32/300 Votes · +7502 points
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by RunicIllusionist
on 2024-09-17 20:25 -
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by A Mischievous Dwarf
on 2024-09-17 03:40 -
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by Amancham
on 2024-09-16 10:27 -
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by PoppaeaSabina
on 2024-09-16 07:22 -
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by GreyMireSkald
on 2024-09-15 04:14 -
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by Kostaki80
on 2024-09-14 04:09 -
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by A Beloved Kobold
on 2024-09-12 10:44 -
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by P.L.M.K.
on 2024-09-11 21:50 -
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by A Wild Orc
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by Rilameth
on 2024-09-10 14:24 -
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by Yorin Luz
on 2024-09-09 21:42 -
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by Chairman Goodchild
on 2024-09-09 14:51I came here to make this suggestion, and here it already is. I'm glad to see support for this, as the lack of this feature is really causing problems with my timeline.
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by Gaëlle S.
on 2024-09-09 13:27 -
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by SrSpaceCadet
on 2024-09-09 06:45 -
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by A Adorable Mimic
on 2024-09-08 19:40 -
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by mdconant
on 2024-09-08 15:47 -
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by Mme88
on 2024-09-08 04:03 -
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by tjtrewin
on 2024-09-08 02:07 -
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by A Uncontrollable Goblin
on 2024-09-07 08:54 -
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by Willow H.R. Harper
on 2024-09-06 15:24 -
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by LadyVann
on 2024-09-06 00:17 -
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by ArcadiusPrime
on 2024-09-05 23:59https://www.worldanvil.com/w/lithandrel-arcadiusprime/a/delain-bacara-person
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by WeStanNikolai
on 2024-09-04 07:52I get why it's only spanning years so far, but I don't see how adding months/days could be a net negative. Good idea!
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by kaixabu
on 2024-09-03 15:25 -
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by Michael Chandra
on 2024-09-03 06:28I agree, and I do believe the Age of Elves ended at a specific moment.
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by Ratha
on 2024-09-03 02:52I have this problem, too. I never understood the logic of the era system here- eras in real life don't neatly begin/end at the beginning/end of the year, so why is it that way here?
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by Mekachu04
on 2024-09-02 23:27 -
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by JoellaKay
on 2024-09-02 19:09 -
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by JetpackMonkey
on 2024-09-02 12:37 -
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by A Filthy Mlem
on 2024-09-02 11:00 -
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by bphilippe
on 2024-09-02 06:27 -
+100
by DesNordlund
on 2024-09-02 05:49As someone who has an odd calendar, I'm a huge fan of promoting flexibility when it comes to these things.
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+300
by TimesChu
on 2024-09-02 04:43
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