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Is there guidance that explains why this article uses the past tense? Since this calendar can still be calculated and expressed, so never really ceases to be, doesn't MOS: Present mean this article (and related ones) should reflect that? I know there are carve-outs from MOS: Present for certain subjects, so I'm wondering if there is one for calendars that I missed.128.151.71.7 (talk) 13:11, 21 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
"Napoleon declared it abolished" in 1805. Sounds pretty past tense to me. It's not in actual use today. Sure, one could calculate dates as though it were still in use, just like one can calculate Gregorian dates before 1583, or Numa Roman dates after 45 BCE, and some Trekkies use stardates. But there isn't even agreement on how Republican dates should be calculated. Originally, dates were counted from the September equinox, but some would prefer the proposed reform of year 3. I have seen at least 3 other proposed methods.
--Nike (talk) 08:25, 22 February 2023 (UTC) (L'an deux cent trente un de la République française une et indivisible le premier tridi le jour trois du mois de Pluviôse à trois heures cinquante six minutes quarante trois secondes décimales du t.m.P.)Reply
Pardon moi, I don’t speak French, and I was trying to imitate civil actes from the Revolution. —Nike (talk) 23:26, 22 February 2023 (UTC) (L'an deux cent trente un de la République française une et indivisible le premier tridi le jour trois du mois de Pluviôse à neuf heures huitante trois minutes cinquante un secondes décimales du t.m.P.)Reply
I liked your previous format, eg Septidi 17 Vendémiaire an CCXXIX à 1 heure 25 minutes décimales t.m.P but miss the plants. Today is le jour de la perce-niege (literally, the plant that breaks through the snow), the day of the snowdrop. Climate change apart, how poetic and indicative that is of this time of year! Scarabocchio (talk) 11:31, 23 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
You can see the different formats at Calendars — Decimal Time. There are Twitter bots that post the daily flowers. Nike (talk) 16:57, 23 February 2023 (UTC) (L'an deux cent trente un de la République française une et indivisible le premier quartidi le jour quatre du mois de Pluviôse à sept heures douze minutes cinquante deux secondes décimales du t.m.P.)Reply
I added rural plant days. You can check it any day at Republican Date Happy Spinach Day.
L 'an deux cent trente un de la République française une et indivisible le second sextidi le jour seize du mois de Ventôse, le jour de l’Épinard à une heure soixante dix minutes sept secondes décimales du t.m.P.Nike (talk) 01:36, 7 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
You should see all the tweets the other revolutionaries post every day. 16 Ventôse year CCXXXI, spinach day @ 7h 18m 91s PMT Nike (talk) 17:08, 7 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
These should probably be separate templates rather than an update to the existing templates. The current templates work well when placed alongside other templates, while these works better on their own. Its a matter of personal preference, but I favor the colored illustrations over the black and white prints. CitrusHemlock17:48, 27 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
I agree that the full-sized, coloured, images give a lot more interest and context. So, something like this?
I can't work out how to add the second format without having to duplicate the (date=plant x) data, leading the inevitability of the lists diverging. There needs to be a single, unique place that defines which plant/ object is related to a given date. The alternate format is pretty, but that is not reason enough to break that rule. Scarabocchio (talk) 13:07, 21 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
Curious question .. are you thinking of anything in particular? I'd say French spelling and rules > then general European (so favouring British English) > and, only finally, any other language variant. For instance, US date formats would be out of place... Scarabocchio (talk) 23:53, 17 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
Preserved head of the Tollund Man, died 405-380 BCE
Peat. Peat is in principle a renewable source of energy. However, its extraction rate in industrialized countries far exceeds its slow regrowth rate of 1mm per year. The characteristics of some bog plants actively promote bog formation. For example, sphagnum mosses actively secrete tannins, which preserve organic material. Sphagnum also have special water-retaining cells, known as hyaline cells, which can release water ensuring the bogland remains constantly wet.
Naturally mummified human bodies, often called "bog bodies" have been found in various places in Scotland, England, Ireland, and especially northern Germany and Denmark. They are almost perfectly preserved by the tanning properties of the acidic water, as well as by the antibiotic properties of the organic component sphagnan. A famous example is the Tollund Man in Denmark. Having been discovered in 1950 after being mistaken for a recent murder victim, he was exhumed for scientific purposes and dated to have lived during the 4th century BC.
I was just embracing one of the original purposes of the calendar .. to use the plants, animals and other materials associated with each day in the calendar to become more aware of the world around us. It was an interesting exercise, but it's a one-off here, and I've no intention to bloat the main article. Scarabocchio (talk) 06:31, 23 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
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